AN EMERALD-GREEN AND CINNABAR-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY China. Of compressed spherical form with an oval foot ring, recessed base and large opening. The semi-transparent body of emerald-green glass with a single cinnabar-red streak to each side. The green color of the glass becomes only visible when the body is held against strong light. Without light, the color appears almost black.

Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. 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: Good condition with some manufacturing irregularities such as open bubbles, light wear and surface scratches, some nibbling, mostly at the foot rim.

Stopper: Hardstone stopper
Weight: 30 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 59 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 9 mm.

Auction result comparison: Compare a near-identical emerald-green glass snuff bottle, dated to the 18^th-19^th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles From The Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII on 25 May 2014, lot 1157, sold for HKD 40,000.


十八至十九世紀墨綠朱紅紋料器鼻烟壺
中國。圓柱形直頸，扁平圓形，橢圓形圈足。半透明的墨綠色料器，每面有一條朱紅色條紋。只有強光照射時，才能看出玻璃的綠色。

來源: Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。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 是國際中國鼻煙壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。
品相: 狀況良好，有一些製造瑕疵，如開口氣泡、輕微磨損和表面劃痕，足部有些磕損。

壺蓋: 硬石
重量: 30 克
尺寸: 含蓋高 59 毫米，頸部直徑12 毫米，壺嘴直徑 9 毫米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件幾乎一模一樣的十八至十九世紀翡翠綠料器鼻烟壺，見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles From The Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII 2014年5月25日 lot 1157, 售價HKD 40,000。