Message #51582

[forestman]

A seasonal snuff bottle in that, with a little imagination, it resembles a Christmas tree.

I don't know if this fully qualifies as a sandwiched glass bottle. The base layer has been  splashed with gold and cinnabar red and the final layer looks to have been rolled over as it has some elongated bubbles showing which would suggest it wasn't dipped in the final layer.

Height is 64mm and the stopper is stained ivory with a small piece of coral.

I imagine the flat on the base was a latter addition as it would have been very easy to flatten the base when the original bottle was shaped.

It is somewhat crude but lays down nicely on it's flattened sides which may have made extracting snuff easier.

Regards, Adrian.