Chinese Amber Glass Snuff Bottle, 19th Century.

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1900: item #1000131
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A CHINESE AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY.

A genuine old facetted amber glass snuff bottle. 19th century.

Approximately 2.5/8 inches (6.7 cm) high. There is a small chip to the glass on the edge of the lower facet on one side; just near to it is a minuscule chip, both small enough to polish out. Light wear from use. Please... Click for details

A 20th Century .Glass Snuff Bottle-Shape of a Cabbage

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1980: item #991693
ICHI 1888

This is an unusual and amusing glass snuff bottle molded to look like a long Chinese cabbage. It tapers from a dark green end through progressively lighter greens and then ends in a pure white glass. The stopper is a yellow tip made of plastic. The bottle is well hollowed and is in mint condition. It measures 3” long with the stopper in and is 1 3/8” diameter at its widest. We date it to the mid to later 20th century, circa 1950s-1970s.

Rare Last Emperor Hongxian Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1920: item #958059

Extremely rare and historically significant snuff bottle of Hongxian the president of China, who was also the very last emperor, briefly in 1916. Reverse painted on glass with gold leaf background, this is a rare find and a treasure worthy for any serious collector.

Crystal painted snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1990: item #933069
2058

Exquisite inside painted glass crystal bottle depicting 7 tigers in a mountain landscape. This piece is dated 1987 which marks the height of contemporary Chinese Arts and Crafts as this coincides with opening up of the PRC and its eagerness to highlight the skill of their traditional artisans. Pieces from this period are much sought after by Chinese collectors as quality has since then declined. The quality of this piece may recognized in that it is painted 360 degrees (note that snu... Click for details

A large clear glass snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1900: item #929543
929543

Date: 19th Century

Of globular form with a broad neck and recessed foot, the clear glass imitating rock crystal.

H: 6.2 cm excluding stopper

Condition: Excellent

Ref. 929543

Reverse Painted Glass Snuff Bottle of Landscape Scenes

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1900: item #895625
J80L20

A Chinese reverse painted glass snuff bottle dating circa 1900. Delicately painted with mountain and river landscapes and a small person on each side, this snuff bottle is in excellent condition. Calligraphy can be seen on upper left of one side. The stopper is silver with Peking glass beads. Bottle including stopper measures 3.5" (9 cm) high.

An enameled glass snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1800: item #859067
859067

Gu yue xuan (Ancient Moon Festival),
Qianlong mark and of the period, 1736–1795
Height: 2 ¾ in (6.8 cm) excluding stand

Of ovoid form with a tall flaring neck and standing on a raised foot inscribed in blue enamels with a Qianlong nian zhi (made during the Qi... Click for details

A faceted glass snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1800: item #859060
859060

Qianlong period, 1736–1795
Height: 2 7/8 in (7.3 cm) excluding stopper

A clear bottle with a light green tinge, of elongated oval form with a cylindrical neck, the outer-walls wheel-cut and the interior carved by hand and well-hollowed.

Provenance: John and... Click for details

A ruby red glass overlay snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1800: item #859054
859054

Qianlong period, 1736–1795
Height: 3 1/8 in (8.1 cm) excluding stopper

A large pear-shape bottle deeply and finely carved with a red overlay on clear ground with light bubble inclusions, the whole body decorated with a continuous scene of magpie perched on blossoming plum trees, announcing the arrival of the spring.... Click for details

A two-color glass snuff bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Glass Pre 1800: item #859037
859037

Probably Beijing Palace Workshops, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Height: 2 5/8 in (6.5 cm) excluding stopper

A bottle of flattened baluster-form with an overlay of clear-sapphire blue deeply carved to reveal a translucent white ground, each side carved with a design of entwined qilong and mock-mask ring-handles on the shoulders.... Click for details