A Double-Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty, 1740-1780 (2)

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A DOUBLE-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, 1740-1780 Of slender tapering form, the opaque milk white carved through a layer of mottled pink below a layer of green to depict a dragon with carp tail, leaping to the dragon's gate, with a celestial pavilion among clouds, with a crane in flight carrying a tally in its beak, pearl stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high with stopper. (2). Footnotes: 清 一七四零至一七八零年 白地套雙色玻璃鼻烟壺 The item within this set containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section 10). Ref.NSABQ7F6 Provenance: Robert Kleiner, London Collection du Commandeur, Paris Laurence Souksi, Paris Jill Guo, Beijing A private collection, Edinburgh Published and Illustrated: L.Souksi, Merveilles de la Miniature Chinoise. Flacons-Tabatières de Chine de la Collection du Commandeur, Paris, 2000, no.16 ICSBS Journal, Spring 2017, cover. The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume I, Edinburgh, 2020, p.42, fig.30 This set is subject to the following set symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This set contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.