A RED AND BLACK DOUBLE OVERLAY GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE, YANGZHOU SCHOOL, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Carved in relief through the opaque black and translucent pinkish-red layers to the opaque white ground with a sinuous chilong on each side, flanked by cicadas and tajitu (“yin-yang”) symbols, all below a collar of palm blades to the shoulder and a prominent spreading oval foot cleverly utilizing the different layers of color in the glass.Provenance:From the private collection of Dr. Mary Kaufman, New York, USA. Thence by descent within the same family. Dr. Kaufman (1927-2013) was a well known NYC snuff bottle collector.Condition: Good condition, with some wear, manufacturing flaws and minor losses to lip with associated old fills.Stopper: Apple green jadeite, finely carved organic material spoonWeight: 34.3 gDimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 8 mmExpert's note: This is a magnificent example of the multiple-overlay style of the Yangzhou school, with a rare dynamic color combination, carved to high standards and in the usual folk-art style, but with well-defined detailing of the neck rim, unusual for the group.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related double-overlay glass snuff bottle with dragons at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Block Collection: Part VIII on 26 May 2014, lot 1027, sold for HKD 275,000.清代揚州作涅白地紅黑雙色套料螭龍紋鼻烟壺中國,十九世紀。不透明白色地上,正面雕琢不透明的黑色和半透明的胭脂紅色玻璃,形成螭龍紋;側面下方有陰陽紋,頸部蟬紋。橢圓形底足上套色料。來源:美國紐約Mary Kaufman博士私人收藏,之後傳承於同一家族。Kaufman博士(1927-2013)是一位紐約知名鼻烟壺收藏家 品相:狀況良好, 些微磨損,製作缺陷,唇部小修 壺蓋:翡翠,雕刻精美的有機材料小壺匙 重量:34.3 克尺寸:總高63 毫米;頸部直徑14 毫米;嘴部直徑8 毫米 專家注釋:這是揚州作套料疊加風格一個極好的例子,它具有罕見的動態色彩組合,以高標準雕刻並採用通常的民間藝術風格,頸部邊緣的細節輪廓分明。拍賣結果比較:一件相似雙色套料龍紋鼻烟壺見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Block Collection: Part VIII 拍場2014年5月26日lot 1027, 售價HKD 275,000.