snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle
Translation粉紅套黑色玻璃鼻烟壺
Made FromGlass, Cork, Ivory/Bone
Date1800-1880
Place MadeChina, probably
Yangzhou
TechniqueBlown, cameo carved
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 5.2 cm, D: 2.3 cm
Accession Number2023.6.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle (粉紅套黑色玻璃鼻烟壺). (a) Translucent pink and dark brown glass (appearing black; blown, cameo carved. Bottle with a flat lip and recessed flat, oval foot surrounded by a protruding flat, oval foot rim; carved as a single overlay with mask-and-ring handles on each narrow side. (b) Green jadeite stopper with cork shaft and bone/ivory spoon.Provenance
Former Collection
Bonhams
- 3/17/2014
Emmanuel Dimitri Gran (1894-1969), no. 6540
Gran Family, by descent
Bonham’s, New York, 17 March 2014, lot 8017
Acquired from Pavilion, Hong Kong, 2023.
Emmanuel Dimitri Gran was an architect born in Russia who moved to Shanghai in 1917, where he began collecting Chinese works of art. He subsequently relocated to Hong Kong in 1932, and to the United States in 1941, eventually becoming Vice President of Hilton Hotels.
Emmanuel Dimitri Gran (1894-1969), no. 6540
Gran Family, by descent
Bonham’s, New York, 17 March 2014, lot 8017
Acquired from Pavilion, Hong Kong, 2023.
Emmanuel Dimitri Gran was an architect born in Russia who moved to Shanghai in 1917, where he began collecting Chinese works of art. He subsequently relocated to Hong Kong in 1932, and to the United States in 1941, eventually becoming Vice President of Hilton Hotels.
Source
Pavilion Gallery
Former Collection
Gran Family
Former Collection
Emmanuel Dimitri Gran
(1894 - 1969)
