A ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18TH CENTURY
A ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, 18TH CENTURY China, Beijing. The ovoid body rising from a flat oval foot to a waisted neck, decorated with a striking pattern of reddish-orange patches with opaque orange borders on a brown reserve.
Stopper: Wood stopper Weight: 46.6 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 86 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 7 mm Expert note: Note the asymmetrical mouth opening, which clearly proves that the complete body of the body was blown into a form, and polished only later, indicating an earlier date for this bottle, as further confirmed by the elongated, slightly leaning form. Realgar-glass is assumed to have been developed at the Imperial glassworks during the Kangxi period, when production was under the directorship of Kilian Stumpf and his fellow Jesuits, who set up the glassworks for the Emperor in 1696.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- Realgar-glass
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Height including stopper 86 mm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 173566592
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.