A two-colour overlay glass 'flowers' snuff bottle


19th century, attributed to YangzhouThe globular body resting on a concave base, delicately carved through the translucent pale blue and red overlays on a milky white ground with two floral sprays on each side, stopper. 6cm (2 1/3in) high. (2).
|十九世紀 白地套二彩玻璃花卉紋鼻煙壺，或揚州Provenance:Sotheby's Hong Kong, Eric Young Collection Part IV, 28 October 1993, lot 1028A distinguished Asian private collectionExhibited:On loan to the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 1996-2002來源：香港蘇富比，《Eric Young收藏第四部分》，1993年10月28日，拍品編號1028亞洲顯赫私人收藏展覽：1996至2002年借展於新加坡亞洲文明博物館The floral motif was a popular subject in snuff bottle production in the Palace during the 18th and 19th century. The current snuff bottle with flowers of the four seasons represents the auspicious wish for peace throughout the four seasons (siji ping'an 四季平安).花卉圖案為清宮鼻煙壺作品中常見題材之一。本壺所飾四季花卉紋飾有著「四季平安」的美好寓意。