An Agate Snuff Bottle Carved With Flowers

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1097389
03.06.888

An agate snuff bottle of rounded rectangular form, the translucent beige material with reddish brown skin carved in relief with a pot of flowers, well hollowed and supported on a raised foot rim with recessed base
1780-1860
2.3 inches tall without stopper

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A Fine Shadow Agate Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1097387
QS8771

A fine agate snuff bottle carved with mask handles at the sides, the surface otherwise undecorated, the well hollowed material of black and light brown colour resembling tortoise shell, the flattened ovoid form supported on a raised foot rim with recessed base
1780-1860
2.25 inches tall without stopper ... Click for details

A Caramel Agate Snuff Bottle with Carved Designs

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1097385
QS8714

An agate snuff bottle lightly carved with lotus on one side, chrysanthemum on the other, the material well hollowed and of even reddish brown colour, the flattened form supported on a concave base
1780-1860
2.2 inches tall without stopper

Condition: fine ... Click for details

A Large Shadow Agate Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1097384
QS8152

A large agate snuff bottle carved with mask handles at the sides, the surface otherwise undecorated, the well hollowed material of brown colour with black markings suggestive of a hen pecking at the ground, the compressed ovoid form supported on a raised foot rim of ovoid form
1780-1900
3 inches tall without stopper ... Click for details

A Pale Apple Green Jadeite Spade Shaped Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1093640
QS8080

A mottled pale apple green jadeite snuff bottle of spade shape, well hollowed with flared neck and flat base
1800-1880
1.85 inches without stopper

Condition: fine

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A Grayish White Jade Pebble Form Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1093638
HH131

A well hollowed jade pebble form snuff bottle of even grayish white colour
1760-1850
2.2 inches without stopper

Condition: fine

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A Clear Quartz Melon Form Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1093637
HH031

A clear quartz "rock crystal" snuff bottle carved in the form of an elongated melon with leaves and fines extending to the sides, the well hollowed body with a small dimple foot
1760-1850
2.5 inches without stopper

Condition: fine ... Click for details

A Jadeite Double Gourd Form Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1950: item #1093636
HH139

An icy-gray jadeite snuff bottle carved in the form of a double gourd with leaves and vines, an apple green area of the material carved as an insect, the vines extending to form the base
Early 20th Century
2.2 inches without stopper

Condition: fine ... Click for details

A Very Fine White And Russet-Skin Jade Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1980: item #1093635
PO.028

A mutton-fat white jade snuff bottle with russet skin, the very fine material intricately carved on one side with dragon and phoenix, the reverse with birds and a pine tree growing from a Suzhou-style carved mountain, the flattened form well hollowed and supported on a raised foot rim with a recessed base
Note: The bottle is most likely of antique manufacture with the carved decoration likely added later ... Click for details

A Fine Ink-Play Agate Snuff Bottle

Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Hardstone Pre 1900: item #1093632
PO.059

A fine chalcedony (agate) snuff bottle of beige colour with darker "ink-play" like markings, the sides carved with pseudo lion mask handles, the flattened ovoid form very well hollowed, the cylindrical neck rising to a concave mouth rim, supported on a raised foot rim with a recessed base
1780-1860
2.25 inches without stopper ... Click for details