Tabatière en verre blanc et overlay cinq couleurs. Chine, 1740 - 1800

à décor de papillons; bouchon en jadéite. 6,3 cm, 2 3/4 in. Est. 12,000—18,000 EUR Lot Sold 15,000 EUR

PROVENANCE: Georgia Roode
Ann Meselson
Eric Young
Société Jersiaise
Sotheby's London, 13 October 1987, lot 10
The Kleiner Family (The White Wings Collection)
Galerie Bertrand de Lavergne

EXHIBITED: Tabatières Chinoises, Trésors des Collections Privées Françaises, Paris, 29 novembre – 17 décembre 2000, n°55

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Robert Kleiner, The White Wings Collection, p.103, pl 68Bob C. Stevens, Les Tabatières Chinoises, Le Guide du Collectionneur, n°237

NOTE: This bottle is a classic example of the multi-coloured glass overlays which were produced during the eighteenth century.

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