A very fine 18th century Chinese nephrite jade snuff bottle, the small size bottle of classic flattened shield form resting on a small concaved base, plain and uncarved, very well hollowed, the stone of very light celadon tone suffused with white and some very attractive light russet inclusions, comes with a later date pink and green banded stopper and bone ivory spoon. (Wooden stand not included)
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A fine and unusual 19th century Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, of flattened shield ovoid form, very well hollowed, superbly and boldly carved in shallow relief to each side with a bat spreading its wings, comes with a later date cat's eye beaded stopper. (Wooden stand not included)
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A fine and rare 18th century Qianlong period Chinese Realgar glass snuff bottle, of flattened ovoid form, very well hollowed, the metal from ruby-reddish glass with amber and yellow inclusions, comes with a later date orange-red beaded stopper and ivory spoon. (Wooden stand not included)
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A fine and very rare 19th century Chinese Xianfeng mark and period famille-rose porcelain snuff bottle, of rounded slender tapered form, finely painted in famille-rose palette with figures, details picked out in gold, the circular concaved base glazed white and inscribed with the four-character Xianfeng reign mark in iron-red and of the period. With later replacement metal spoon and green bead stopper. (Wooden stand no ...click for details
A fine and very rare early 19th century Chinese Peking / Beijing amber glass snuff bottle, the cylindrical bottle tapered gently to the base and raised on a low circular foot rim, the body finely incised with four rows of seven-character inscriptions / poem, each character highlighted in gilt, the reverse incised with six batch of scattered bamboo leaves also gilded, bottle very well hollowed and translucent, with a la ...click for details
