AN AVENTURINE AND REALGAR-SPLASHED BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Probably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1795PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREENAN AVENTURINE AND REALGAR-SPLASHED BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEProbably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1795Of compressed, pear-shape, supported on a raised oval footrim, with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck and flat lip, the cobalt-blue bottle suffused with bubbles and with irregular splashes of aventurine and 'realgar' glass.2 1/2in (6.4cm) high1730-1795 寶石藍料胎灑金鼻煙壺一件或爲御製 或爲北京宮廷作坊製Provenance:Kim Green collection no. 35Aventurine, or golden-star glass, is one of the colors listed in the imperial archives relating to items ordered by the Zaobanchu. In 1773, the Archives list an order for the Paint and Wood workshop to make a stand for a glass vase of 'blue golden-star color,' indicating that this was already an established court favorite.