G7 A glass snuff bottle imitating a celadon and russet jade pebble

Description

Description:  Chinese glass snuff bottle imitating a pebble of celadon and russet jade.

Foot/base:  Very small flat base

Mark:  No marks

Dating:  18^th century, probably Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing

Material:  Glass.

Size:  52 mm long

Stopper:  Coral branch with black glass collar and stained wood spoon

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

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Notes:  Chinese glass makers were masters in imitating other materials with glass. This is a perfect example. Jade experts judged this bottle as being authentic jade, which makes it a real masterpiece, like the bottle G8. At the minuscule flat base the typical swirls of blown glasses can be seen.

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