19th C. Chinese, Flattened Puddingstone SNUFF BOTTLE
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900: Item # 1462661
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900: Item # 1462661
Please refer to our stock # 335 when inquiring.
$875.00
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. Stevens, Item 666 page 113.
Photo #8: A similar bottle that was part of the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection was sold at Christies for $3,000 on 15 Sep 2015
Bottle Measurements
Height: 2.09 inches (5.3cm) - not including stopper
Width: 1.51 inches (3.8cm)
Thickness: 0.78 inches (1.9cm)
Weight: 1.4 ounces
