Dragon Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
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A Chinese 'Peking Glass' large snuff bottle, of flattened ovoid shape of frosted white glass overlaid with a layer of blood red glass carved with dragons and stiff leaf collar to reveal the white glass beneath; with hardstone pommel shape stopper with brass ferrell. Height 12 cm
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.
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