A RUBY-RED GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD China, 1736-1795. The thick-walled, globular body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a tall cylindrical neck. The transparent glass is of a rich ruby-red color. The recessed circular base with a wheel-cut four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi within a double square and of the period.

Provenance: Property from a Colorado private collection. Bonhams San Francisco, 23 June 2015, lot 7136, sold for USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 5,700 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A noted private collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear, minor surface scratches, microscopic nicks and expected manufacturing irregularities, including swirls and bubbles.

Weight: 749.5 g
Dimensions: Height 23.8 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related translucent ruby-red bottle vase with a Qianlong mark in the Andrew K. F. Lee Collection, illustrated in Elegance and Radiance: Grandeur in Qing Glass, The Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 104-5, no. 11.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1797
Price: USD 56,250 or approx. EUR 58,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A translucent garnet-red glass bottle vase, Qianlong four-character wheel-cut mark within a double square and of the period (1736-1795)
Expert remark: Compare form and color, as well as the near-identical wheel-cut four-character Qianlong mark within a double square. Note that the size is also near-identical (22 cm).


乾隆款及年代寶石紅琉璃瓶
中國，1736-1795年。厚壁，頸部長且直，圓腹，圈足稍外撇。料器透明，呈濃鬱的寶石紅色。圈足内雙圈“乾隆年製“四字款。

來源：科羅拉多私人收藏，舊金山邦翰思，2015年6月23日，售價 USD 5,000 ，約相當於現在的 EUR 5,700 ；知名私人收藏家，購於上述收藏。
品相：品相極好，一些磨損，輕微的表面劃痕和預期的製造不規則性，包括漩渦和氣泡。

重量：749.5 克
尺寸：高23.8 厘米

文獻比較：
比較相相近的乾隆款透明寶石紅色瓶，見李景勳藏清代玻璃，《虹影瑤輝》，藝術博物館，香港中文大學，2000年，頁104-5，編號11。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日, lot 1797
價格：USD 56,250（相當於今日EUR 58,500）
描述：乾隆(1736-1795)雙圈款及年代透明寶石紅瓶
專家評論：比較外型、顏色，以及相近的圈足内雙圈“乾隆年製“四字款。請注意尺寸亦相近 (22 厘米)。