A rare 18th/19th Century carved agate snuff bottle with, possibly later, silver and rose quartz stopper. On the stopper is inscribed the Shanghai silversmiths "Wen Yuan" who are recorded as having traded from the Jiaqing (1796-1820) reign through until the Republic period (1912- 1949). Condition - excellent - there is a shallow chip on top, next to the mouth (please view enlargement 11) no further damages and no restoration. 5cm (2inches) high; 4.8cm (1.9 inches) wide.
Chinese antique snuff bottle made of carved quartz, all over quilted design in diamond shapes like a net, coral top with metal spoon, intricate details, Republic Period.
Size: 3" high x 2" wide
Chinese antique rock crystal snuff bottle, carved with pair of children playing on one side and twisting pine and rock on reverse. Nicely carved. Stopper made of orange agate. 19th century.
Size: 3 1/4" high.
This mini snuff bottle is formed from copper and decorated with brass wire and turquoise. The writting is Mongolian (not Tibetan) and there is one stone missing on each side. The bottle is a scarce 1.25 inches high.
This is a late Qing period crystal snuff bottle. On the shoulder of the snuff bottle it is curved with the design of Ruyi and the body that of the petals of the lotus and at the base it is surrounded all round with the lappets of the lotus. A very nice and elegant as well as well curved crystal snuff bottle. Cir. late Qing 19th/20th century.
In good condition...
A very unusual shape 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain double mouths snuff bottle,with dragon motif. Excellent condition H:2-1/2" $175
A Blue Glaze Snuff Bottle with Moulded Flower decoration,Qing Period.Good conditions.
Size: H:7,5cm
W:4,7cm
Celadon Glaze Snuff Bottle Decorated wit Chinese Simbol,Qing Period.Good condition, it just has minor chip at the base.
Size: H:7,3cm
W:5cm
A Blue Color Porcelain Snuff Bottle with moulded Dragon and Fish Decorations.Qing Period.good condition it just has minor friting at the rim.
Size : H:7,4cm
W:5,5cm
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
A Blue color Porcelain Double Gourd shaped Snuff Bottle with flower carved decorations.Erly Qing period.
Good conditions.it just has verry minor friting at the rim.Size :6cm height
This middle or late 19th century snuff bottle has a white background and is hand painted in copper red and cobalt blue with an old sage and his servant. It is 3 inches tall and 1½ inches wide. The cap and spoon are replacements (not in the picture). It is in good condition.
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...
This is a 19th Century, flattened rectangular with rounded shoulders form snuff bottle, rounded short neck, and flat oval footing. It is made from Puddingstone. The stone has a creamy creamy suffused background, with blots of gray and black. It comes with a grayish russet stopper with spoon. This elegantly looking piece is in excellent preserved condition.
a similar form sand material snuff bottles is illustrated in 'The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles", by Bob C...
Antique Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle. Overlay glass in red, yellow and dark blue on a white glass ground. A bird sits on a branch heavy with fruit. Lovely continual scene, beautifully carved with great detail and depth. Four small cartouches in red glass overlay. The lid is made of quartz and has a bone spoon.
Age: Qing Dynasty
Dimensions: 2 1/4" high x 1 3/4" wide x 1 1/4" deep
Antique Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle. Made of black glass overlaid on a pink glass ground. It is carved with a man on a horse on one side and the other with a scholar's attendant walking with a large blossoming branch slung over his shoulder. Large flowering branches sprout from the ground on either side. The lid is made of rose quartz and the spoon is bone.
Age: Qing Dynasty (turn of the century)
Dimensions: 2 5/8" high x 1 3/8" wide x 7/8" wide
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
Very Rare Pattern, Amygdaloidal Basalt Snuff Bottle of Flattened Circular shape, supported on an oval footrim, the gently slopping shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck; the mottled mostly brown stone ground suffused by gray-green-tan, orange epidote and calcite irregular but attractive intrusions. Well-hollowed. It was probably made during the Qing Dynasty, 1760-1850...