AN INTERIOR PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE by TANG ZICHUAN

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1900: item #610245
SB365

Signed Tang Zichuan, Qing Dynasty (worked circa 1892 - 1896)

The bottle is finely painted inside with black, blue, white and brown pigments, depicting on one side a man riding a horse and on the other side two men playing a game of Weiqi. The bottle is signed on the top left 'Tang Zichuan' in black ink.

Tang Zichuan only painted inte... Click for details

AN INTERIOR PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE by ZHOU LEYUAN

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1900: item #610240
SB257

Signed Zhou Leyuan and dated February 1893

The bottle is well hollowed and painted inside with black, brown and white pigments depicting on one side lotus flowers in a flower pot and a scholar's rock, and on the other side a horse in winter.

The bottle is signed 'Zhou Leyuan', dated 'February 1893' and inscribed 'painted in the style... Click for details

AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1837 VR: item #610237
SB199

Qing dynasty (circa 1750 - 1820)

H: 2 3/8 in. (5.8 cm.) excluding stopper

Condition: very good

Ref. SB199

A SMALL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1800: item #610233
SB142

Qing dynasty (18th century)

Of clear green overlay carved with a phoenix and peony over clear yellow glass with swirls of darker shades.

H: 1 7/8 in. (4.9 cm.) excluding stopper

Condition: very good... Click for details

A CARVED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Ceramic Pre 1837 VR: item #610230
SB130

Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

A porcelain bottle finely and deeply carved with a dragon and phoenix chasing a flaming pearl on a ground of scrolling clouds, and painted in various colored enamels.

H: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) excluding sopper

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A Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle in Simulated Agate

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1980: item #558249

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 Modern Peking Glass Snuff Bottle - Koi

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1980: item #552619
Ichi 1464

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 bottles b... Click for details

Finely Carved Green and White Jadeite Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Contemporary: item #551511

This jadeite snuff bottle, carved from the same stone, features a floral and butterfly motif to the lid. Southeast Asian in a Chinese style, contemporary. Approximately 3 inches, 7.5 cm. tall.

Fine Lavender Jadeite bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Contemporary: item #551494

Finely carved from a single piece of jadeite, this small bottle, featuring a lotus motif, is Southeast Asian in origin but Chinese in design (Jadeite comes only from S.E. Asia). Predominantly lavender in color, it actually features all of the primary colors of jade, including flecks of imperial green. Approximately 2.7 inches in height (6.5cm), and .5 inches in thickness (1.cm.).

A Ruby Red Glass Snuff Bottle - Silver Dragons Overlay

Chinese: Snuff Bottles Pre 1930: item #549385
Ichi 2440

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.