A hexagonal snuff bottle - or even possibly a medicine bottle - made of wood inlaid with bone ivory insets. The wood is probably rosewood from the from the color and grain. Each of the bone ivory insets have different incised picture of flowers - the both the top and the bottom of the piece are lappet border of palm leaves. The top is solid wood with a pouring spout made of the same ivory and made as a screw top for a screw on lid. The top stopper and spoon are missing. The base is undecorated w ...click for details
A nice round glass snuff bottle made to resemble agate with swirls of grays and rust browns. Has a green glass stopper but no spoon- the base is flat. The bottle measures 2 1/2" tall by 2" wide by at the waist by 1 1/4" thick. We date this bottle sometime between the 1930 and 1980s. Excellent condition.
A relatively modern but charming snuff bottle made of Peking Glass and shaped like a Koi leaping over Red Wave. The dark red waves make the base so the bottle can stand on its own - there is a small simulated pearl as the stopper - nice details carved into the fish on fins, scales, etc. Excellent condition with no chips or hairlines. Measures 3" high and it is 1" diameter at the thickest. We date the bottle anytime between 1950s and 1980s. Just a fun addition to any collection of snuff ...click for details
A dark ruby red snuff bottle with silver alloy overlay of finally carved dragons front and back that are held on by silver bands and with silver top and base. A metal stopper with red glass top. The bottle is 3 1/3" tall by 1 5/8" wide by 1 1/4" thick. Two impressed marks on foot - not translated. We date this bottle to the early 20th century - possibly earlier.
A multi color glass overlay snuff bottle – green, red, blue, purple and pink – two fish swimming amongst various colored sea plants – the green on the bottom carved into waves design – no stopper – measures 2 1/8" tall by 1 1/4" wide at the widest by 7/8" thick – excellent condition. This bottle probably dates from the early to mid 20th century – it does not have the sharp, crisp edges that are characteristic of the 18th and 19th century overlay bottles. Nonetheless, is has consid ...click for details
Of a rounded ovoid shape on a flat oval base, this snuff bottle is of a most unusual color. We believe it to be a form of chalcedony agate, however, it could be from the yellow quartz family. Either way, it has a lovely golden yellow color that has fine uniformity throughout. The stopper is of pink tourmaline and is attached to a dark brown spoon - possibly horn and most probably the original. The bottle measures 2 1/2" high by 1 1/2" wide by 1 1/8" thick and is in excellent cond ...click for details
A molded pottery snuff bottle with fine dark turquoise crackle glaze finish – raised taotai masks on the shoulders in a slightly lighter color - purple/brown stone stopper with ivory spoon – probably the original – 2 5/8" high including stopper x 1 5/8" wide at waist x 7/8" thick – excellent condition.We date this snuff bottle to the late 19th to early 20th century.
A tan ceramic snuff bottle made in a flattened shield shape. The ceramic has a lustrous wavy starburst designs created by the glaze and a yellow stone stopper with no spoon attached. Measures 2 3/8" tall including the stopper by 1 7/8" wide at the shoulder and is only 5/8" thick at thickest part of the body. Dates to late 19th to mid 20th century. Excellent condition.
A nicely colored Peking Glass snuff bottle with swirling brown patterns in a honey colored warm tan color made so as to resemble an agate or chalcedony material. The stopper of a colored stone in a russet orange color - no spoon attached. The red wax seal is a Chinese export seal said to guarantee the age to be over 100 years old - although these are not always to be fully trusted, we believe this bottle does date from the early 20th century. The bottle stands 2 1/2" high and is 1 3/4" ...click for details
A late 19th to early 20th century snuff bottle carved from the semi-precious stone amethyst, a lovely violet purple stone from the quartz family. The bottle is carved on the outside with a high relief flowering tree - probably the prunus or plum blossoms. The stopper is carved with a small bird preening itself over its back. The bottle stands 2 3/8" high and is 1 5/8" wide x 1" thick. The bottle is hollowed, however the crystalline structure of the stone prevents it from being as ...click for details
