Bidspirit auction | An Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle

An Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle With Domestic Scenes - An inside-painted glass snuff bottle of ovoid form, featuring rounded shoulders and a short cylindrical neck. The clear glass body is decorated internally with two distinct domestic vignettes. One side depicts two female figures in traditional Chinese dress situated outdoors beneath large green palm-like leaves. The reverse side shows two women in an interior setting positioned near a cluster of yellow flowers. The bottle is well-hollowed with transparent walls and is fitted with a domed red carnelian-style glass stopper set upon a metallic collar. The piece is presented in a rectangular silk-lined box covered in a patterned brocade fabric with a yellow padded interior and a white toggle clasp. Snuff Bottle Height: 6.5 cm.