A RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Probably Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800A RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEProbably Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1800Of elegant rounded form, standing on a raised foot enclosed by an oval footrim, its sloping shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck, with a wide mouth, thin and flat lip, the transparent glass crizzled and of rich ruby-red coloration.2 1/4in (5.6cm) high1730-1800 素面寶石紅料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. 88Monochrome glass was a staple of palace production from the Kangxi period onwards in both snuff bottles and other objects. In the palace archives of the Yongzheng period there are over thirty monochrome colors listed, both in transparent and opaque glass, among them a ruby-red. This classic glass bottle is a likely contender for early eighteenth-century glass being of a small size and of a clear brilliant red tone.