A transparent ruby glass faceted bottle vase. Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th century

With tall cylindrical neck and a globular body supported on a short straight foot, cut with fourteen slightly concave vertical facets, the glass of deep ruby-red color - height 11 in., 28 cm - Estimate: ,000—12,000 USD

NOTE :  pair of slightly smaller vases of this shape and color, bearing Yongzheng marks and attributed to the period, are illustrated in Claudia Brown and Donald Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, 1990, p. 56, no. 19. Compare also a single vase, bearing a Qianlong mark, formerly in The Jingguantang Collection, Part II, sold at Christie's New York, 20th March 1997, lot 35; and another, also with a Qianlong mark, from the Estate of Margaret Gottlieb, was sold in these rooms, 29th November 1993, lot 78A.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal. 16 Sep 08. www.sotheby's.com