TWO RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES18th/19th Century
The first of flaring cylindrical form, the red layer finely carved to form a continuous scene of a solitary hawk perched on a rock beside an aged pine tree; the second of flattened ovoid form, the red layer carved to form an ancient bronze bell with finely incised details on each of the main sides, and mock lion mask-and-ring handles on the shoulders.
2 3/4in (6.8cm) high, the taller (２).注脚Provenance:
The first:
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, 6 April 1990 lot 44
The second:
Collection of Eric Young
Sotheby's, London, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Eric Young, Part II, 13 October 1987, lot 51