PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN A SWIRLY SANDWICH GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEImperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1736-1795 Of bulbous, ovoid form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval foot, the sandwich glass with swirls of yellow, green, brown and blue beneath a clear layer; stopper. 2in (5cm) high 1736-1795年 御製 或為北京宮廷作坊製 攪色夾料鼻煙壺 Provenance: The Gerry P. Mack Collection Sotheby's New York, October 25th, 1997, lot 16 Robert Kleiner, London, 31 October 1997 Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 43 來源： Gerry P. Mack舊藏 紐約蘇富比，1997年10月25日，拍品編號 16 倫敦Robert Kleiner舊藏，1997年10月31日 Kim Green（1958-2017）舊藏，藏品編號43 It is undeniable that the Europeans at the court in the eighteenth century had a significant influence over glass production. A bottle such as this finds its parallels in glass pieces from Europe which were sent as tributes by those countries, providing the trigger for the production of innovative and unique pieces.