Chinese Snuff Bottles. — Painted Glass, 

 Applied Ornament. 



PAINTED GLASS. 



[117 and 118.] Two crystal glass snuff bottles, with 

 lion handles, engraved ; each with a landscape painted upon 

 the inside of the bottle ; inscriptions also upon the inside ; 

 No. 117 with glass stopper and spoon. 



[119 and 120.] Two similar bottles, smaller; painted 

 inside; both with inside surface rough. No. 119 with glass 

 stopper; No. 120 with malachite stopper. 



APPLIED ORNAMENT IN GLASS. 



[ 121.] Large, cylindrical, tapering to base; pale green; 

 flowers in high relief, in yellow and pink, and stems in green. 



[ 122.] Small ; green and red in very low relief. 



[ 123.] Gourd-shape, contracted in middle; semi-trans- 

 parent white ; with leaves in blue, green, and pink, and stems 

 in pale green, in high relief, applied ; lapis-lazuli stopper. 



[124.] White semi-transparent ; flowers in white and 

 pink, stems and leaves in green. 



[ 125.] In form of citron; yellow mottled; leaves and 

 stem in high relief in light green. 



[ 126.] ^Vhite, opaque; flowers in pink, leaves in yellow- 

 brown. 



[ 127.] Greenish grey; fruits in dull red, leaves and 

 stems in light green; applied; glass stopper. 



[ 128.] White; flowers in pink, leaves in green, blue, 

 and yellow. 



Tlie preceding Snuff Bottles vary in height from 2 inches 

 to 2\ inches. Those described as ^'' large" are from jj inches 

 to 4\ inches high, and are not for the pocket, hut for the table. 



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