Another new one...

[Keith]

Again around 8cm high,no marks this time,I presume it's of a similar age to my last post,thanks,Keith.

[Wattana]

Hi Keith,
    There was another thread on this Forum a few months ago concerning these enamels-on-glass bottles. When I find it, I'll send you the link.
    They are mostly post-1980, generally of high standard, and often have a Qianlong base mark in blue, or else the "Ancient Moon Pavilion" mark in red. Almost all are loosely copied from Qianlong Palace originals. I say 'loosely' because the Ye family created exact copies of museum pieces during the 1950s and 1960s, that were mistaken for the real thing, fetching very high prices before the disclosure. Since the 1990s the Ye copies began to be appreciated in their own right, and 'genuine' Ye copies now sell for considerable sums (US$40K-$50K, or about one tenth the price of original Qianlong pieces).
    Following the success of modern inside painted snuff bottles some artists began producing enamels on glass in the late 1970s or so. At first these were, as mentioned, loosely modelled on Qianlong Palace examples, but without any attempt to deceive. Since the 1990s the designs have become more expressive of the individual artists, and we see bottles like the one you have posted here. The formalized foliate neck band is the only part still paying homage to the Palace originals.
    It will not be long, in my opinion, before the artists start to sign these bottles just as they do with inside painted ones. BTW, is that horizontal hairline across one side a crack, or a flaw in the photo?

[Wattana]

Hi Keith,

Here's the link...I found it:

http://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,893.0.html

All best

[Keith]

Hello Tom.thanks for the info' and the link,the mark seems to be in the enamel,the glass is sound,