G6 A “Open hand” tortoiseshell splashed and layered glass snuff bottle

Description

Description:  Chinese two-layered glass snuff bottle shaped as an open hand, made by a tortoiseshell splashed layer over a light caramel color body.

Foot/base:

Mark:  No marks

Dating:  19^th century

Material:  Glass.

Size:  76 mm long

Stopper:  Bone, with bone ring and bone spoon.

Provenance:  Ex Carlo Cottarelli Collection, Milano, Italy. Bought directly from him.

References:  The last pictures is showing a bottle of this type but different shape, that was on sold at Christies. We have seen other bottles of this type, but none shaped as open hand.

Notes:  About Carlo Cottarelli collection, see bottle C2 in the Ceramics section.