A SMALL GLASS ‘REALGAR IMITATION’ CUP, 18TH CENTURY China. The deep rounded sides rising from a thick, tapered foot, with a central domed protuberance to the recessed base, to an everted rim. The opaque glass is of bright variegated tones with an elegant pattern of scarlet, yellow, and green swirls to the exterior, the interior of a decent café-au-lait tone.

Provenance: Acquired by Marcus Ezekiel on 27 September 1920, presumably from John Sparks Ltd., London. A copy of a page from Marcus Ezekiel’s handwritten ledger, noting the “2 glass cups” purchased on the aforementioned date, accompanies this lot. The Ezekiel Collection was formed by Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) and his son Victor (1905-1976), two leading figures in the formative years of Chinese art collecting in London in the first part of the 20th century, and important early members of the Oriental Ceramic Society. Marcus Ezekiel formed an extensive collection of Chinese art, mostly ceramics, but with a small yet important group of Chinese glass wares.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing-inherent irregularities, the rim with very minor nibbling.

Weight: 48.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 5.4 cm

Expert’s note: Early realgar-glass wares sometimes show green streaks, a rare color added to the glass paste mixture and probably derived from copper.

十八世紀仿雄黃料小盅
中國。小盅敞口外撇、深腹、圈足。不透明玻璃，明亮的雄黃色調，帶有明顯的猩紅色斑塊紋和不透明黃和綠色紋，外部保留綠色紋，內部則是醬色。

來源：Ezekiel收藏。Marcus Ezekiel購置於1920年9月27日於倫敦 John Sparks Ltd.藝廊。隨附一份Marcus Ezekiel手寫的關於購買日期以及 “2 glass cups” 的注釋複印件。Ezekiel 收藏由Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) 和他的兒子 Victor (1905-1976) 創立，他們曾是20世紀上半葉倫敦的中國藝術收藏形成及穩定時期的兩位領軍人物，同時也是東方陶瓷學會早期重要成員。 Marcus Ezekiel收藏了大量中國藝術品，主要是陶瓷，但也收藏了一小部分重要的中國料器。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製作時固有的不規則性，邊沿有非常輕微的磨損。

重量：48.2 克
尺寸：直徑 5.4 厘米

專家注釋：早期的雄黃料器有時會出現綠色條紋，這是一種罕見的顏色，添加到玻璃混合物中，可能源自銅。