A THREE-COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE - 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Of flattened ovoid shape, carved through the black and red overlay to the opaque blue ground with a figure crossing a bridge to one side and a man on a raft on the reverse, all beside pine trees and bats in flight, stopper. 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high - Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000 ($13,839 - $17,793)

Christie's London. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING EXPORT ART. 13 May 2008