Opinion: The present lot, with its classic round form and short everted neck, is without a doubt a snuff bottle, as opposed to the more common perfume bottles which are always larger in size, typically varying between 12 and 18 cm. This means that the present lot was specifically designed as an export article for the Chinese market and thus must be considered extremely rare.

France, circa 1910. Of flattened globular form, superbly painted in bright enamels to depict a winter landscape with bare trees and bushes against a reddish-orange ground suggestive of the evening sky. The swirled opaque glass with orange and yellow streaks, edged, cut, and finely polished. The base with an enameled mark Daum Nancy with the cross of Lorraine.

Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. The base inscribed ‘Daum & Nancy’. Tuyet Nguyet was the founder and chief editor of Arts of Asia. She married Stephen Markbreiter, an English architect, in 1959 and moved to Hong Kong to work as a journalist. Arts of Asia’s first regular edition appeared in 1971. In the magazine, Nguyet sought to combine authoritative content from major experts with detailed coverage of the Asian art market. Tuyet Nguyet was an early member of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, attending her first convention in 1973, and was later elected as an honorary member.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and possibly very light retouching to the mouth rim.

Stopper: Pearl stopper with silver mounting
Weight: 23.4 g
Dimensions: Height 52 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 6 mm

Daum was created in 1892 by Auguste Daum (1853-1909) and Antonin Daum (1864-1930) in the French town Nancy. They developed the Art Nouveau style for which they received the ‘Grand Prix’ medal at the world exhibition in 1900. Daum glass works are known for their motifs of scenery and nature with mostly plants or flowers. Daum formed the École de Nancy (Nancy School) together with other glass and furniture factories operating in the French city of Nancy. Acid etching was often combined with carving, enameling, and engraving on a single piece of glass to produce creative glass masterpieces.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 July 2010, lot 217
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A French etched and enameled glass 'winter landscape' vase, signed in enamel 'Daum Nancy' and with cross of Lorraine, circa 1910
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration, the color, and the signature. Note the size of the vase (8 cm).

二十世紀初DAUM NANCY派蝕刻琺琅彩冬景鼻烟壺
法國，約1910年。扁平圓形，明亮的琺瑯，描繪了一幅秀麗的冬日夕陽圖，夕陽下掉光了樹葉的樹和灌木叢以及雪地。帶有橙色和黃色條紋的漩渦狀不透明玻璃，經過磨邊、切割和精細拋光。帶有洛林十字架的琺瑯標記和 Daum Nancy款的底座。

專家注釋：本拍品具有經典的圓形、短頸和弦唇，毫無疑問是一個鼻烟壺，而不是香水瓶，後者的尺寸總是更大，通常在 12 到 18 厘米之間變化。這意味著本拍品是專門為中國市場設計的外銷商品，極為罕見。

來源：Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。底座上標注 ‘Daum & Nancy’。Tuyet Nguyet 是《Arts of Asia》的創始人和主編。1959 年，她與英國建築師Stephen Markbreiter結婚，並移居香港擔任記者。《Arts of Asia》第一期普通版於 1971 年問世。在該雜誌中，Nguyet 致力於將專家的權威內容與亞洲藝術市場的詳細報導相結合。Tuyet Nguyet 是國際中國鼻烟壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。
品相：品相極好，有輕微的磨損，壺口有輕微修飾。

壺蓋：珍珠，鑲銀
重量：23.4 克
尺寸：高 52 毫米，頸部直徑11 毫米 及瓶口直徑6 毫米

Daum 於 1892 年由 Auguste Daum (1853-1909) 和 Antonin Daum (1864-1930) 在法國小鎮Nancy創建。他們創立了新藝術運動風格，並因此在 1900 年世界博覽會上獲得大獎。Daum 玻璃作品以其風景和自然的主題而聞名，主要是植物花卉。Daum 與在法國Nancy市運營的其他玻璃和家具工坊一起成立了 École de Nancy（Nancy派）。酸蝕通常與在一塊玻璃上的雕刻和上釉相結合，以製作出富有創意的玻璃作品。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2010年7月23日，lot 217
價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 25,500）
描述：約1910年法國DAUM NANCY派蝕刻琺琅彩冬景碗
專家評論：比較非常相近裝飾、顏色和署名。請注意此碗的尺寸(8 厘米)。