A FLOWER SHAPED ‘TORTOISESHELL’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Splashes and streaks of dark brown sandwiched

A FLOWER SHAPED ‘TORTOISESHELL’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Splashes and streaks of dark brown sandwiched between two layers of transparent glass with an even golden-yellow tone. China, 1760-1860Carved in hexagonal shape, with the entire bottle taking on the form of the formalized flower-head of the main decoration.Shape: Bulbous round formHollowing: Standard, the inner and outer contours perfectly matchingMouth, neck and lip: Cylindric slightly sprawling neck with flat top and small mouthBase: Flat oval shape, succinct to the designStopper: CoralHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.4 cmWidth of the mouth: 6 mmWidth of the neck: 17 mmCondition: Excellent, one microscopic fault to baseProvenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles II, Including an important selection from the Marian Mayer Collection, lot 88. (for a bottle of similar shape, yet with a different color, described as “the incorporation of the form of the bottle into the main decorative element is exceptional.”) The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles. Bonham’s, September 14th, 2010, NEW YORK, lot 13 (for a yellow glass bottle with a similar ‘flower shape’ design).Expertise: Alexander Zacke花形玳瑁斑紋玻璃鼻煙壺濃棕色處夾在兩層透明玻璃中, 成平整金黃色雕中國, 1760–1860 年雕成六角形, 全部鼻煙壺樣子成花形, 巧妙地用在圖案中形狀：圓球形掏膛：標準, 內部輪廓與外部完全相稱瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 稍微展開圓柱形頸, 平頭, 小口底足：平橢圓形, 適合圖案蓋: 珊瑚高（帶蓋）：6.4厘米口徑：0.6厘米頸部直徑：1.7厘米狀態敘述：完善, 底部有一細小處不完來源：奧地利私人舊藏文獻: Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles II, Including an important selection from the Marian Mayer Collection, 編號88. The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles. Bonham’s, September 14th, 2010 年9月14日, NEW YORK, 編號13