A GREEN-OVERLAY BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1750-1790. Of compressed globular form with a distinct oval foot ring, the opaque moss-green glass overlay is carved through to the sapphire-blue ground to depict a pair of carps to each side amid lotus blossoms and leaves above waves. The carps' fins and scales as well as the leaves and waves are all finely incised.

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and some manufacturing irregularities including bubbles, a minuscule chip to the stem of the lotus flower. The stopper with minor nibbling to the rim.

Stopper: Coral stopper
Weight: 42.7 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 7 mm.

Expert's note: The color combination seen here, with opaque moss-green overlay on a sapphire-blue ground, is extremely rare.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 14 May 2019, lot 98
Price: GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 22,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A green-overlay blue glass snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1750-1790
Expert remark: Compare the identical color combination, and the similar form and carving technique.


清代藍地套綠料鯉魚戲蓮鼻烟壺
中國，1750-1790年。扁圓形，圓柱形直頸，橢圓圈足。寶石藍色地套苔蘚綠色料，繪製鯉魚戲蓮圖。

來源：英國古玩交易市場。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微的磨損和一些製造缺陷，包括氣泡、蓮花莖上的微小碎片。壺蓋邊緣有輕微磕損。

壺蓋：珊瑚
重量：42.7克
尺寸：含蓋高69毫米，頸部直徑14毫米，嘴部7毫米

專家注釋：寶石藍色地套苔蘚綠色料的組合非常罕見。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2019年5月14日，lot 98
價格：GBP 17,500（相當於今日EUR 22,000）
描述：1750至1790年清代藍地套綠料鼻烟壺
專家評論：比較幾乎相同的配色，以及相似的外型和雕刻技術。