Description
AN AVENTURINE AND REALGAR-SPLASHED BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Probably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1730-1795 Of 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'...