A RUBY RED OVERLAY ‘COIN’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURYChina, 1780-1840. The snowflake glass bottle of flattened, rounded form, rising from an oval foot ring, neatly carved through the ruby red overlay with the obverse of a Spanish silver dollar, the monarch’s head encircled by a legend, the narrow sides with beast mask handles suspending mock rings.Provenance: From an old Slovakian private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbles to mouth and lip.Stopper: Glass in imitation of jade, bone spoonWeight: 33.7 gDimensions: Height including stopper 61 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 8 mm.Expert’s note: The present snuff bottle is carved after a Spanish coin of the period, which was a popular subject at the time. However, the lapidary was clearly (and unsurprisingly) not familiar with Latin and made at least a few spelling mistakes, including even slight variations between the front and back of the bottle. Such mistakes aremon on these types of bottles.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 68Price: USD 18,000 or approx.EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare blue overlay ‘coin’ glass snuff bottleExpert remark:pare the closely related form and decoration. Note the different color of the overlay and that this bottle depicts a Spanish silver dollar with Carolus IIII.十八世紀末至十九世紀初雪花地寶石紅套料“錢幣”鼻煙壺中國，1780-1840年。雪花地料器鼻煙壺，圓形壺身，橢圓形圈足。壺身兩面分別寶石紅套料呈現西班牙人像錢幣，兩側分別有一個獸首啣環輔首紋。