A FACETED AND SANDWICHED 'TORTOISESHELL IMITATION' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Published: Robert Kleiner, 'The Tuyet Nguyet Collection of Snuff Bottles and Saucers', Arts of Asia, November-December 1998, pp. 50, no. 8

China. Of ovoid form, raised on a circular concave foot, with a waisted neck, the four sides carved with raised oblong panels forming a square section. The glass a dark red with black, white, and yellow tones in swirling patterns, in imitation of tortoise shell.

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: Very good condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbling to the rim and edges.

Stopper: Glass in imitation of jadeite
Weight: 52.2 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 6 mm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 16 March 2015, lot 1046
Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 5,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sandwiched glass snuff bottle with splashed and swirled decoration, 1730-1780
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color and swirls. Note the different form and smaller size (53 mm)



十八至十九世紀仿玳瑁料器四方開光鼻烟壺
中國。撇口，束頸，溜肩，四方圓角，每面開光，圈足。料器呈暗紅色，夾雜著黑、白及黃色漩渦紋，仿玳瑁。

出版：Robert Kleiner，〈The Tuyet Nguyet Collection of Snuff Bottles and Saucers〉，《Arts of Asia》，1998年11-12月，第50頁，編號8。

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，輕微磨損，邊緣有細微磕損。

壺蓋：仿翡翠綠玻璃
重量：52.2 克
尺寸：高 （含蓋）69 毫米，頸部直徑13 毫米及瓶口直徑6 毫米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2015年3月16日，lot 1046
價格：USD 5,000（相當於今日EUR 5,900）
描述：1730-1780年攪色料胎鼻烟壺
專家評論：比較非常相近絞色和紋理。請注意外型不同和尺寸稍小 (53 毫米)。