OVERLAY GLASS TABATIERE BOTTLE China, Qing Dynasty,... Lot 23

OVERLAY GLASS TABATIERE BOTTLE China, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century In translucent / transparent glass. Egg-shaped, flattened and with a stretched neck. Decorated in red overlay glass drawing four peaches, two by two, among foliage and floral scrolls. Two leaves arranged below allow the snuffbox to be presented vertically. Green aventurine cap with spatula. H (excluding cap): 5.6 cm - l : 5.5 cm - Thickness : 1.5 cm Comparison: For a comparable, although not identical, snuffbox with a body made of opaque white glass, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27/05/2013, Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection Part VI, lot 143. A RUBY-RED OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS "PEACH' SNUFF BOTTLE China, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century