27th Jan, 2022 10:00

Asian Art Discoveries

 
  Lot 311
 

311

A FACETED GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY

Sold for €1,770

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 18th century. Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops. The opaque green glass bottle with a flat foot, the neck with a characteristically large opening. Irregularly faceted and smoothly polished so that the bottle stands perfectly on each of the many sides, featuring two large circular medallions, resembling integrated snuff dishes.

Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world’s most valuable collections of gems and minerals.
Condition: Perfect condition with only miniscule manufacturing flaws, some glass swirls and surface scratches.

Stopper: Red glass cabochon with stained bone spoon.
Weight: 34.4 g.
Dimensions: Height including stopper 52 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 8 mm.

Auction comparison: Compare with a related faceted glass bottle at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI, 27 May 2013, lot 236, sold for HKD $106,250.

十八世紀綠料切面鼻烟壺
中國,十八世紀。有可能御制,可能是清宮玻璃廠所制。 不透明的綠色玻璃瓶,扁平底足,頸部大開口,不規則刻面,光滑打磨,使瓶子在各個側面上均能完美站立,帶有兩個大型開光,類似鼻煙碟。

來源:Erika Pohl-Ströher1919-2016)博士收藏,保存於同一家族至今。 Erika Pohl-Ströher博士是德國出生的瑞士人,是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。 她是一位忠誠的收藏家,一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。
品相:狀況幾乎完美,僅輕微製作缺陷,一些玻璃旋紋和表面劃痕

壺蓋:紅玻璃壺蓋,彩色骨質小壺匙
重量:34.4
尺寸:總高52 毫米;頸部直徑13 毫米;嘴部直徑8 毫米

拍賣結果比較:一件相似的切面料壺見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI 拍場2013年5月 27 lot 236, 售價HKD $106,250.

 

China, 18th century. Probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops. The opaque green glass bottle with a flat foot, the neck with a characteristically large opening. Irregularly faceted and smoothly polished so that the bottle stands perfectly on each of the many sides, featuring two large circular medallions, resembling integrated snuff dishes.

Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world’s most valuable collections of gems and minerals.
Condition: Perfect condition with only miniscule manufacturing flaws, some glass swirls and surface scratches.

Stopper: Red glass cabochon with stained bone spoon.
Weight: 34.4 g.
Dimensions: Height including stopper 52 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 8 mm.

Auction comparison: Compare with a related faceted glass bottle at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI, 27 May 2013, lot 236, sold for HKD $106,250.

十八世紀綠料切面鼻烟壺
中國,十八世紀。有可能御制,可能是清宮玻璃廠所制。 不透明的綠色玻璃瓶,扁平底足,頸部大開口,不規則刻面,光滑打磨,使瓶子在各個側面上均能完美站立,帶有兩個大型開光,類似鼻煙碟。

來源:Erika Pohl-Ströher1919-2016)博士收藏,保存於同一家族至今。 Erika Pohl-Ströher博士是德國出生的瑞士人,是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。 她是一位忠誠的收藏家,一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。
品相:狀況幾乎完美,僅輕微製作缺陷,一些玻璃旋紋和表面劃痕

壺蓋:紅玻璃壺蓋,彩色骨質小壺匙
重量:34.4
尺寸:總高52 毫米;頸部直徑13 毫米;嘴部直徑8 毫米

拍賣結果比較:一件相似的切面料壺見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI 拍場2013年5月 27 lot 236, 售價HKD $106,250.

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