Entombed Ruby

1720-1830
Height: 3.64 cm
Mouth/lip: .84/1.22 cm
Stopper: jadeite

Provenance:
Guwan Cheng, Beijing, May 2014
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

 

Transparent ruby-red glass; with a wide mouth, flat lip and flat rectangular foot; with a faceted octagonal profile and raised panels on each main side with four faceted panels rising to a point in the centre.

Alexander Whittaker