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 Mongolian Snuff bottle with turquoise and carnelian insets on the sides - relief decoration of Buddhist symbols over a stylized plant - all within a semi circular raised band. Measures 2 1/2" high by 1 7/8" wide by 5/8" thick. An impressed mark on base that loosely translates as finance, money or the like. Probably dates from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Very delicately carved dark blue/purple overlay Peking Glass bottle – the front and back each deeply carved in the shape of a stylized gui (mallow) flower - on a golden honey-like semi-translucent base. On the two thinner sides stalks of bamboo have been carved from the overlay glass. Well hollowed. Mint and original condition. We date this bottle to the late 19th to early 20th century, Qing dynasty. Height: 5.75 cm, Width: 4.50 cm.
This snuff bottle was made from an early Chinese blue and white medicine bottle with the addition of the domed round stone stopper and attached spoon. We date it to the late 18th to early 19th century. There are five characters on each side done in underglaze blue on a white body. The bottle is the topped with the light purple/brown stone stopper with ivory spoon It measures 2 3/8" long by 1 3/16" wide at the waist by 3/4" thick. Fine condition - a small nick on the foot – 18th/ ...click for details
An excellent single overlay snuff bottle in elongated flattened oval form. A red overlay atop a snowflake ground and set on a well defined raised oval foot. Carved through the red overlay are two well defined and crisp dragons that curl around the two sides – one over the other – and both chasing the sacred pearl. A soft celadon colored stopper with an ivory spoon – probably not the original The bottle measures just under 2 5/8" tall exclusive of the stopper and is 1 5/8" wide at its w ...click for details
A rare dendrifical chalcedony snuff bottle – also known as “macaroni agate” or “macaroni quartz”. That unusual material is characterized by the unusual "tubes" caught in the milky agate material. It almost looks like lichen was petrified in the agate. The bottle is in the rounded oval shape – slightly flattened – and stands on a well defined raised oval foot. This exceptional snuff stands 2 5/8" tall by 1 3/4" at the waist by 1" thick. It is topped with a snowflake obsid ...click for details
A dark agate snuff bottle carved on one side with a finely detailed relief sculpture of Kwanyin seated in the posture or Royal Repose. Nice rounded rock crystal stopper attached to an ivory spoon, believed to be the original. The bottle measures 2" tall including the stopper by 1 5/8" wide at its widest x 1/2" thick. Excellent condition. We date this bottle to the late Qing - circa 1890-1920.
A grey nephrite Jade snuff bottle with darker gray/black spotted bands – an orange colored stone stopper - probably the original – of a slightly flatted round ovoid form on a flat oval base – well hollowed 2 1/2" high including the stopper by 1 5/8" wide by 1" thick – excellent condition – dates to mid to late 19th century.
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 fairly large orange colored agate snuff bottle with a nice white and orange glass stopper. Form is a fat rounded oval on a raised oval foot. The bottle is very well hollowed and measures a full 2 1/2" high including the stopper by 1 7/8" wide at the shoulder by 1 1/8" thick. It stands on a perfectly formed wide oval foot - wooden spoon attached to the stopper. Excellent condition and coloration - one very tiny nick on the rim - see last photo. We date this bottle to the mid to ...click for details
A lovely moss agate snuff bottle in a rounded flatted shape on a flat oval base. Measures 2 1/6" high exclusive of the stooper and is 2" wide by 1" thick. The stopper must have had a stone at one time, however it is long gone and only the remains of a cork base and silver collar are attached to the ivory spoon. Probably not the original stopper as the spoon is short relative to the bottle's height. The bottle is extremely well hollowed and in excellent condition with no chips ...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.
