Sapphire-blue glass splashed with white dapples

Sapphire-blue glass splashed with white dapples

Sapphire-blue glass splashed with white dapples beneath a clear overlay; ovoid body with a wide mouth and supported on a raised foot rim of oval section – 1780-1950 – 5.6cm – Provenance:
Galerie Zacke (1993) – A particularly striking and rare colour combination, once again finely finished with a well carved foot. A bottle of similar colour is illustrated in Treasury 5, no. 715.

Agate of elongated pear form with unusual banding

Agate of elongated pear form with unusual banding

Agate; the pear-shaped body with a tall neck surmounted by a lipped rim with a wide mouth, supported on a neatly carved foot rim of oval section with rounded edges, the shoulders carved with mask and ring handles, the body suffused with parallel bands of differing colour encircling the lower part and the shoulders, very well hollowed, attributed to the Beijing Palace workshops.
1730-1800
7.3cm
Provenance:
Robert Hall
Mary and George Bloch
Bonhams’ Hong Kong, 28 May 2010, lot 53
Published:
Treasury 2, no. 340

 


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