Message #41443

[Fiveroosters aka clayandbrush]

Dear YT,
I am not so expert indeed, it is not since long time that I am interested on snuff bottles. And, more important, I do not have access to high quality bottles like you have, I only can see them on books or catalogs.
Dear Samson, it is not matter of how the bottle has been made. It is matter of how it has been worked out. As I said before, I may be wrong, but I am convinced that the bottles like he one this your one are not carved indeed. Look at all details, you can see that everything is “rounded”, there are no areas where we can see a sharp carving. And no sign of carving tools. Look at how the ribs of the leaves are smooth. If carved, they don’t look like that, they should be more sharp. Look at the joining point between two adjacent petals and the lower petal. It is a recessed area and we should see some track of the carving tools there. Instead, too much smooth. Very high grade of glass overlay bottles has no sign of carving, they are perfectly smooth and polished, but it is another world.
Again, I am not sure of what I am saying, I can’t say for sure that the bottle is molded, but this type of modern bottles has a clear looking on its own that is completely different from the looking of carved bottles. In my opinion they must be made in some different way than real carving.
Giovanni