China, Yangzhou, 19th century

The opaque white ground decorated with brown overlay depicting Chinese vases, fruit and a bird

With a coral stopper

7cm high

33g

>> Minor chip to upper rim and stopper

Provenance: Private collection, Singapore, acquired in 1972 from 'Tang Horse'; and thence by descent to the present owner

Note: Peking glass is an overlay carved glass created by layering material around a core. To create the overlay, a glass blower makes the shape, then dips the shape into a basin of liquid glass several times. This process creates multiple layers of glass that are then carved away to produce a textured image. Peking glass is often made with different colored layers of glass, creating contrast when the outer layers are carved away