A CARVED GLASS IMITATING AQUAMARINE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1800 Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, BeijingA CARVED GLASS IMITATING AQUAMARINE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE1750-1800 Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing The compressed bottle standing on a well-formed oval footrim, its sloping shoulders supporting a cylindrical neck with a flat lip, the front and back carved in relief with a pair of confronting chilong stylized to resemble the shou (longevity) character, the transparent pale green glass in imitation of beryl and suffused with numerous bubbles.2 5/8in (6.6cm) high1750-1800 淺綠料刻雙壽螭龍鼻煙壺一件或爲御製 亦或為北京宮廷作坊製Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 299