A RUBY-RED OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYChina. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck, well carved through the translucent ruby-red outer layer to each side with two confronting chilong showing neatly incised manes and spines, centered by a pearl.Provenance: From the collection of Chip and Muffy Matthews, St. Louis, USA. Churchill “Chip” Matthews, Jr. (1940-2021) and Martha “Muffy” Matthews were American collectors of Chinese snuff bottles who traveled extensively. Chip was a US army veteran, who founded the noted medicalpany Wrymark Inc. in 1989. In 2013, their private garden was featured by St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles as the ‘Garden of the Year’.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities.Stopper: Bicolored glassWeight: 76 gDimensions: Height incl. stopper 76 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 6 mm十九世紀雪花地套寶石紅料螭龍紋鼻煙壺中國 ，扁圓形壺身，壺口略外撇，短圈足；雪花地套寶石紅色料螭龍戲珠紋。