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A BLUE OVERLAY WHITE GLASS 'BAT AND PEACHES' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG / QIANLONG PERIOD
Estimate
100,000 - 120,000 HKD
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Description
- glass
Provenance
Thewlis Collection.
Clare Lawrence, 1990.
Clare Lawrence, 1990.
Exhibited
Robert Kleiner, Boda Yang, and Clarence F. Shangraw, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 125.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-1995.
Literature
Graham and Barbara Thewlis, 'A Hobby for Two', Arts of Asia, July-August 1972, p. 24.
Graham Thewlis and Clare Lawrence, The Thewlis Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, London, 1990, no. 60.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 927.
Graham Thewlis and Clare Lawrence, The Thewlis Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, London, 1990, no. 60.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 927.
Condition
Barely perceptible chip to the inner lip. An elogated air bubble running down the lip, not a crack. Tiny chip on the front of the bats wing on one side.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A number of imperial features here encourage an attribution to the imperial glassworks. The compressed sphere with circular panels of decoration is among the most popular place combinations of form and design, extending back to the painted enamel-on-metal bottles of the Kangxi period. The mask handles also are typically courtly, and the upper neck rim a feature that appears on a number of glass overlays datable to the Qianlong period.
This bottle gives the impression of being a little more effete than the powerful carvings typical of similar works. It may be a little later than them and perhaps belongs to the mid- to late-Qianlong period, although this may be suggested by no more than the rather formal subject matter and smaller scale of the detail.