Four overlay decorated glass snuff bottlesLate 18th/19th century
Including two red overlaid glass bottles: the first carved with a large succulent peach on each broad side against a yellow ground, the second decorated with leafy branches of the three auspicious fruits including peaches, pomegranates, and Buddha's hand citrons against a clear ground, the rounded oval foot ring enclosing a square Qianlong nian zhi seal mark; the third carved through the cranberry-red overlay to the milky-white ground with a butterfly flying amidst flowers borne on delicate tendril vines; the fourth a 'snowflake' glass bottle with carved green overlay, depicting a phoenix perching on rocks between bamboo and a blooming prunus tree, one side further decorated with a vase containing a scepter and a flute.
2 1/8 to 2 7/8in (5.4 to 7.3cm) high注脚Provenance
red overlay yellow bottle: Te Feng Company, Hong Kong, 16 March 1997
red overlay milky-white bottle: King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 16 June 1997
green overlay 'snowflake' bottle: Te Feng Company, Hong Kong, 7 June 1997