Lot 317. A very rare enameled green overlay white glass snuff bottle, Imperial, Yangzhou, Qianlong four-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1770-1799). Estimate USD  6,000 - USD 8,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The bottle is decorated on one side with a fisherman on his boat and on the other with a scholar contemplating a rocky landscape, all enclosed by a green overlay border enameled with stylized flowers and scrolls. 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance: Robert Kleiner, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4627.

Exhibited:Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

Note: The combination of the overlay border with the enameled scene found on this Yangzhou bottle is extremely unusual. The design of the bottle, with floral-embellished, solid-ground border, could possibly be in imitation of imperial porcelain versions, which feature a central enameled panel set within a related border. For porcelain examples see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2003, pp. 204-205, nos. 214 and 315, and p. 207, no. 317.

Christie's. The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part IV, 15 March 2017, New York, Rockefeller Center