This is a Qing Dinasty, 18th Century, with a Circular, Bulbous, tapering towards the bottom form Yellow Jade snuff bottle, with sloping shoulders, rounded short neck, and flat oval footing. Its background is yellow, but it also has shades of light brown (burnt), beige and nebulous with stripe forms of white colors. It also has a couple of natural lines that meet in a porous area in one of its sides...

This is a very rare form for a Jade Bottle, its Cylindrical Form, and the variety of color skins that surround it and that appear to portray their own artistic rendering with splashes of Russet, brownish, light brown, black, gray, over a white-gray ground. It was probably made during the period Qing Dinasty period, 1740-1840. It is perfectly symmetrically rounded with rounded shoulders, and ends rounded around a perfect circular raised bottom that features a flat base...

Very Fine, Extremely Rare, Double-Gourd Conglomerate Puddingstone Snuff Bottle

This is a extremely rare (chances are that you will not find another double-gourd conglomerate puddingstone snuff bottle anywhere) Snuff Bottle made in the form of a Double-Gourd as the Chinese cloisonne bottles dating to the 18th century. Well-hollowed, a difficult chore on this type of bottles...

Qianlong Period, Sage-Green Jade Snuff Bottle

This is a well-hollowed, Flattened, Spade/Vase form translucent Sage-Green Jade Snuff Bottle with a straight round neck, flat lip, wide mouth, and an oval flat footing. It is simply decorated on one side with a incised engraving, gilt-painted, stylized rendering of a Peony flower plant. The neck is likewise decorated with a geometric patterned ribbon. It comes with a like material stopper...

FAMILLE ROSE, Molded Enameled Porcelain over a Bronze-based Snuff Bottle, Jiaqing Mark, 1796-1820

This is a fine Famille Rose Figural Molded Porcelain over a bronze-based Snuff Bottle, of flattened Circular form with slopping shoulders, with a waited neck, a flat lip with a wide mouth, and raised feet with a concave base. The bottle following the same form characteristics of similar bottles made during the XVIII century...

A wonderful guaranteed authentic silver mounted snuff bottle in celadon porcelain, dating to Quan Zhi, 1720-1750 AD.

The bottle elegant scrolls under a finely transperant celadon glaze. Silver stopper with jade, contemporary and correct.

Size: ca. 66 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice and perfect, thus rare from this early period.

Ca. late 1700s

This milky glass bottle is applied with four colors of glass and carved in relief with the symbols of the eight Taoist immortals. The sides have carved bat handles in black glass and the interior is well-hollowed. The stopper is pale whitish jade with a small apple-green splash. It is in good condition. Acquired in Norfolk, VA in the mid 1980s.

Height: 2 5/8 in. with stopper, 2 5/16 in. without stopper, Width: 2 in.

A Blue and White Porcelain Double Gourd shaped Snuff Bottle with flower decorations.Erly Qing period.found from hatcher cargo shipwreck. Good conditions.it just has verry minor friting at the rim.Size :5,7cm height

Chinese Rock Crystal Carved Spanish Coin Snuff Bottle, 18th Century

It is 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) tall by 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) wide. It is 59 gram.

It has small and flea bite chips, inclusions, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A superb Collector's MING DYNASTY, CHUNG-CHENG (1628-1643), BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE depicting several figures in action as well as seldom encountered relief/carved/raised masks on each side. The base is marked with a double circle and 4 Chinese Characters of the Period. The neck of the snuff bottle has special pattern décor markings. The stopper is genuine Jade-Jadeite and comes with a spoon. Size: 8.5 cm. Condition is very good overall considering the age of this bottle...

Superb early Peking glass snuff bottle, Chinese dating to 1760-1780.

Bubble-suffused glass bottle of compressed globular form with translucent red overlay. The lip is flat, and the base has a thick oval foot ring that has been carved to reveal the slightly convex shape of the body. Old gilt stopper with no pin inside.

Size: 74 mm. tall.

Condition: Superb!. The bottle completely intact and perfect; the red glass & metal stopper with some light wear.

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A fine antique silver mounted snuff bottle carved in smoky agate in a large and impressive size, Qing Dynasty.

The bottle carved with floral decoration and with a thick silver mounting also finely chiselled with floral motifs. The corresponding spoon in coral-coloured glass. High purity silver with silver marks.

Size: 10 cm. tall and c. 5,9 cm. wide...

Chinese jade snuff bottle that has been expertly carved into a gourd, with vines and large leaves coiled around. A butterfly has been carved near the base, a symbol for longevity, beauty, and elegance. The bottle is specially carved with a small hole near the opening so that it may be hung from a necklace or belt. It has a lovely green jade stopper. 19th century Size: 3" length, 1.25" width

A splendid antique Chinese agate snuff bottle with a motif of a fish jumping out of the water. The carving is done where the artist used the distinct colorations of the stone emphasizing the fish. Age: 20th century Size: Length 2.25" Width 1.25" Height 0.75"

This snuff bottle is molded in the form of a wine pot which is secured in a woven basket. It is inscribed with the wine maker¡¯s name De Run Zheng and the name of the wine Zhuang Yuan Hong. The seal mark is Yong Zheng period but is considered as Tong Zhi or Guang Xu period (1862~1908). It is 3 inches tall and 1 ¾ inches at the widest part. Beside some small chips on the woven part, it is in good condition.

This very well designed hand carved early 20th century Chinese ivory snuff bottle of a shape of a corn is 3 ½ inches high and 1 ½ inches wide from bottom. It depicts a beetle resting on an ear of a corn. It is in great condition.

Beautiful antique Chinese snuff bottle carved all of dark agate. The stone is so smokey and dark it appears almost black but has lovely clouds of deep orange on one side...

Antique Chinese carved Rock crystal snuff bottle, with a double happiness symbol carved over a background of squared spirals on its front and back. Image of a face with a gaping mouth on both of its sides. It has an agate topper with a finial and a carved horn spoon. Perfect Condition. Circa 19th Century Size: 2.75" height, 1.75" width

Antique Chinese carved Peking glass snuff bottle in a gorgeous pink color, carved with lotus leaf on one side and dragon fly with lotus pod on the other, very top area under stopper is also carved to look like a lotus pod, stopper made of rose quartz with brass, original brass spoon, Republic Period. Size: 2 5/8" high

The pair of early 20th century carved ivory emperor and empress snuff bottles are 2 ½ inches high, 7/8 inches wide and ½” thick. The emperor’s right hand holds a fan; his left hand carries a long staff. The empress’ right hand holds a flower; her left hand carries a round fan. The impressions on their faces are very well presented and their robes and hair pieces are nicely carved and colored. Aside from some worn pigment due to age, they are in really great shape.

Tibetan snuff bottle with wood body, with decorative silver base and shoulders. The silver work shows a bird with elaborate wing feathers and thin handles on either side of the bottle. The stopper lid is capped with coral and the spoon is also silver. The condition is very good. Bottle measures 3" x 2"

Antique Chinese rose quartz snuff bottle. Carved in a ovoid shape. With jade cabochon lid. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.

Republic Period

Dimensions: Bottle 2 1/4" high (including lid 2 3/4" high)

A carved blown moulded glass snuff bottle painted on the inside with a mountain landscape and on the other side a garden scene with potted plants, lingzhi fungi and a weather sculpted rock. This item was made in China during the late 19th or early 20th Century. Condition: there is no stopper and there are flaws inside the clear glass neck which were possibly caused during the making of the aperture. 6.1cm (2.3 inches) high.

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Chinese Qing dynasty snuff bottle, finely painted and intact except for a small chip at base. Missing stopper/lid. Height 2 and half inches.

A Qing dynasty blue and white snuff bottle not including stopper/lid. Surface is somewhat scrathed and there is some apparent staining. Please see images. Height 2 and half inches.

Superb Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed Yong Shou Tian, Dated 1917 This is a superb rounded square shaped Large Chinese Snuff Bottle made with clear glass. It is painted from the inside with bright colors. It depicts scenes of generals riding on horses, engaged in battle, a theme very typical of this artist. It is dated 1917. It comes with a rounded coral over a flat stone base stopper . It is in excellent preserved condition. Bottle Measurements Height: 3.40 in...

This early 20th century Famille Rose snuff bottle features hand painted chrysanthemum, cherry, rose, peony and other unknown blossoms on a white background. It is 2 3/8” high, 2 1/8” wide and 1 1/8” thick. The cap and spoon are replacements. It is in very good condition.

A Nice famille rose snuff bottle,decorated with moulded figure of teacher and student at the front side and chinese Description at back side.four character Guangxu mark."Guangxu nian zhi" Good conditions, no lid.5,6cm height.

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and Red under-glaze snuff bottle depicting a scene of official welcome. No apparent cracks. Without cork stopper or lid. A flaw in glaze is from time of manufacture. Minute chip on base, possibly during production. Height 3 inches, width 1.25+ inches.

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White snuff bottle depicting a scene with a dragon and qilin and other figures. Approx. 2.50 inches tall...High resolution images on request.

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and Red under-glaze snuff bottle depicting important meeting of officials in a court setting. No apparent chips or cracks. No stopper or lid. Height 3 inches, width 1.25 inches.

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White snuff bottle depicting various court yard scenes. Small chip on inner side of base rim and a very faint hairline length wise and extremely difficult to see. Height 3+ inches, width 1+inch

19th Century Peking Glass Black Overlay Snuff Bottle: "Nine Bronze Vessels"

This is an flat, rectangular shaped with rounded shoulders, transparent, with Black Overlay, Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, depicting in high relief with finely engraved details "Nine Bronze Vessels", after the famous Chinese abbreviated saying "jiu ding", which means "The World weighs as heavy as Nine Bronze Vessels.

The Nine Bronze Vessels refer to the bronze vessels that were casted by order of Kin...

A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese carved amber snuff bottle with twin dragon chasing each other. In excellent condition. H:3"

Antique Chinese carved glass snuff bottle. Made of dark red translucent glass and carved with a highly raised woven basket texture. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.

19th Century

Dimensions: Bottle: 2 5/8" high (3 1/8" high including lid)

Superb Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed LeSan, Circa 1890 This is a superb flat, tapered downward, Chinese Snuff Bottle made with clear glass. It is painted from the inside with bright colors. It depicts on one side a seated Lady with a fan who is outdoors in a garden. The other side shows a mountain landscape that is very popular with this 19th century master painter. This particular work was made sometime between 1890 and 1900. It comes with a white and red domed glas...

Fine Qing Dynasty blue and white snuff bottle, cylindrical in shape, 3" in height. There are four small chips to base. Priced accordingly. High resolution images may be emailed to you on request.

Mottled green jade snuff bottle, of rounded flat shape. Silver and bronze stopper with a coral insert on its top. Spoon missing. China, 19th century. Height of the bottle without its top: 6,3 cm. Tiny chip on the rim, otherwise very good condition.

Antique Chinese snuff bottle depicting a highly raised dragon with a ball of fire amidst swirling clouds, made of molded porcelain and glazed yellow. With a coral lid. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.

19th century

Dimensions: Bottle 2 1/2" high (with lid 2 3/4" high)

19th century
Mid - late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with turquoise glaze & coral stopper
H: 7.7 cm, w: 5.5 cm (snuff bottle only, does not include stand)
From a Seattle private collection

A charming and finely modeled porcelain snuff bottle, with a reticulated / openwork body featuring foo dogs / guardian lions at play. The original antique stopper comes with a undyed natural red coral top and a hardwood carved spoon.

Condition report: In very good antique...

1800 - 1850. Each side decorated in iron-red with Zhong Kui, on one main side the bearded, wild-eyed "Demon Queller" is shown dressed as a warrior and brandishing his sword, on the other main side he is shown dressed as a scholar and holding a closed folding-fan in his right hand. Daoguang period. Coral stopper. Size: 6.5 cm high. Condition: very good.

Porcelain snuffbottle in underglaze blue and red. China, 19th century. H. 8,5 cm. Condition: excellent

19th century Chinese porcelain snuff bottle molded like a string of grapes. The cap is made of turquoise; the original spoon is gone. There are no chips or crack lines. The leaves show different tones of green. It is a neat piece and in good condition. H: 3 ¾ inches, W: 2 inches

Superb and well hollowed-out blue striped agate snuff bottle. The stopper is made of bronze, with a beautifully shaped coral top. The spoon is made of bronze. China, 19th Century. Height (without stopper): 2 1/8" (5,4 cm). Tiny chips on rim of neck and base, otherwise very good condition.

Beautiful pine-green Jade snuff bottle with a glass topper, with red "accordion" design when viewed from the top. 19th century Size: 1.75" tall, 1.5" wide

This middle or late 19th century Meiping shape snuff bottle has a white background and fine copper red crackles around the entire body. It is 3 ½ inches tall and 1½ inches on the widest part. The cap and spoon are later replacements. It is in excellent condition.

Nineteenth century, very nice large and rare shape, very nice decoration, perfect condition. H : 9,6 cm.

Very well hollowed out and beautiful moss agate snuff bottle, with a "tao tie" mask carved in relief on each side. Bronze stopper with turquoise inlays, bone spoon. China, 19th century. Height (without stopper)/ 2 1/2" (6,4 cm). Tiny chips around rim, otherwise very good condition. NOTE: this snuff bottle is so light that is is supposed to float on the surface of water...

Antique Chinese carved amethyst snuff bottle. Carved with a garden pavilion and blossoming trees on one side. The scene continues on the other side with a scholar and young attendant in the garden. Lid is made of agate and has a copper spoon.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 3" high x 2 1/8" wide x 1 1/4" wide

Circa 1820-1840 large table size rock crystal snuff bottle. Superbly done with the greatest skills depicting carvings of birds, foliage, and a Qilin mythical beast. The bottle rests on a fine custom rosewood stand that is also expertly produced. In the 2nd photo, it is shown next to a normal rose quartz snuff bottle so you can compare its large size. Origin is Canton, China. In excellent condition with only a few flea bites to the cover's bottom edge, otherwise it is superb. Unfortunately, the ...

The snuff box is made with a mold in 2 parts. On the sides are two Buddhist lion heads in relief, their eyes are made by 2 small clay balls. stuck to the slip. The decoration is painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the design is vigorous and goes to the essential, it represents 2 dragons pursuing the sacred pearl in the sky, surrounded by clouds and sparks. Below is written in 4 Chinese characters the apocryphal mark of the Ming emperor Tcheng-Hoa. The style of the dragons allows us to date this s...

Carved in the shape of a gourd. The silver with fine engraving. H. 8,3 cm. Excellent condition, nice patina.

A Chinese White Glazed Snuff Bottle. Moulded as a reclining Dog of Fo holding a tasselled ball between its front feet. 19thC. Length 6.7 cm. Condition; normal light wear. Could do with a clean.

19th Century Chinese High Relief Carved Agate Snuff Bottle This is a very fine, 19th century, Flattened , Rectangular form with concaved foot and straight neck, well hollowed Agate snuff bottle. It has carved, in high relief, the image of Shoulao under a Peach Tree with a deer on one side, and a chrysanthemum plant on the reverse. It comes with a green jadeite stopper. The bottle is in excellent preserved condition. Bottle Measurements Height: 2.32 inches (5.8cm) - Not includin...

Antique stone snuff bottle with detailed carvings of a two young, smiling Chinese boys, huddled around a bottle-gourd with a small bird. The bottle has a topper, carved in the shape of a flower bud. The kanji in front reads "great luck" while the back reads "four joys". 19th century Size: 2.75" tall, 2.25" wide

This is an Amygdaloidal Basalt, heavy, but well hollowed, of flattened globular shape with a short broad cylindrical neck, and an oval recessed foot. Engraved with lion masks to both shoulders. The background is dark gray, almost black, and the attractive mineral inclusions of various shapes are light brown, light blue, gray, green, light green and some shades of rosette. Some of the various shape forms have various colors inside. Beginning at its shoulders there are carvings of this large faux...

A Square shape Blue Glaze Snuff Bottle with moulded happynes simbol decoration,Qing Period.Good conditions. Size: H:7,1cm W:5,8cm

The front side was carved with a high relief of a scholar and his horse under a tree. The back side was carved with a scene of a scholar sitting on a boat. Jadeite stopper and solid silver spoon. Size: 7cm high. Condition: Very good.

Antique white porcelain snuff bottle with hand painting of two Chinese dragons and a topper of green agate. One dragon/serpent swims through the waves, while another flies over its head. Dragons are a symbol of good luck to the Chinese and also used to represent the emperor of China. Five claws is a symbol of elitism, while three or four claws is suitable for commonfolk. 19th century Size: 3.25" tall, 1.25" wide

Description:

A fish-shaped snuff bottle was in treasurable ivory material.
Finely carved in details and adapted with a charming coral topped dipper, the snuff bottle was in perfect condition without any defects.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Length: 6.0cm including cap.