A GREEN AND PINK OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The tapering elongated ovoid body rising from a thick oval foot to an everted lip. Finely carved through the translucent layer of green to the bubble-suffused pink ground with a phoenix and blooming peonies amid swirling clouds. With an associated glass stopper in imitation of coral.

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling to mouth.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.

Weight: 52.4 cm
Dimensions: Height including stopper 7.2 cm