Asian Art II - Part One - 24 May 2023
A CHINESE OPALESCENT WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A CHINESE OPALESCENT WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-50
Carved as a monkey clutching a large peach, the animal?s fur delicately incised on the back and sides, 6cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 20th March 2002, a copy of the invoice is available.
Published: Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the collection of John Ault, no.26.