TABATIÈRE EN VERRE OVERLAY ROUGE XIXe siècle A... Lot 10

TABATIÈRE EN VERRE OVERLAY ROUGE XIXe siècle A RED OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century Of pear shape, finely carved through layers of red overlay on a snowflake ground, with two ducks swimming amidst lotus ponds and millet on one side, the reverse with orchids issuing from rockwork, the lateral sides with applied ring-mask handles, stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high. (2). Footnotes: 十九世紀 透明地套紅料「連年有餘」鼻煙壺 Provenance: A European private collection 來源: 歐洲私人收藏 The fish (yu) and the lotus (lian) together forms the rebus liannian youyu, translated as 'there is continuous abundance every year'. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com