Bottle ID: 740
PURPLE, TRANSLUCENT, IMITATING AMETHYST, FACETED
Date: 1720-1780
Height: 60 mm
Glass, of transparent lilac tones in imitation of amethyst, of flattened shield shape with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck with slightly everted mouth, tapering towards an oval base, the body with four concentric rows of honeycomb-shaped facets resembling a loose basket-weave design.
Probably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing.
Similar Examples:
Crane Collection no. 00645
Hall, Robert. Chinese Snuff Bottles II. London: Robert Hall, 1989, p. 56
An Imperial Qing Tradition. An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collections of Humphrey K. F. Hui and Christopher C. H. Sin. Hong Kong, 1994, pp. 62-63, no. 114
Provenance:
Bonhams San Francisco, June 27, 2017, lot 2028
Sylvia H. Gottlieb (1920-2008),
acquired on October 16, 1993 from
Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London