Antique Chinese ovoid shaped snuff bottle carved of rutilated quartz. Clear quartz crystal dense with black needles. With orange agate lid.

Late 19th Century

Dimensions: 2 1/4" high (not including lid)

A Chinese nephrite carving depicts a Lion playing with his cub (太狮少狮). Qing Dynasty. The carving is in perfect condition. Please study photos to see the jade color variance. Length: 4".

Chinese antique snuff bottle, carved entirely from turquoise in the form of a small adorable toad. The lower body of the toad appears more green and transitions to the classic turquoise blue in the upper body and face. the stone is mottled with natural dark brown oxide veining. The small toad is carved with a smiling, open mouth with a carved turquoise stopper.

19th/20th century

Dimensions: 2" L x 1 1/4" W x 3/4" H

Chinese snuff bottle carved from turquoise mottled with natural dark brown veining. The front is carved in relief with a cat staring intently upwards at a nearby flying insect, surrounded by flora. The reverse is carved in relief with a bird perched on a flowering tree branch. The turquoise lidded stopper carved with lingzhi mushroom motif.

19th/20th century

Dimensions: 2" W x 1" D x 2 7/8" H

Antique Chinese snuff bottle of a flattened oval form with recessed foot, encrusted with finely crushed turquoise. The stopper has a jadeite lid with bright apple green coloration.

Dimensions: 2 1/8" x 1 1/2" x 3 6/8" Height

This very well carved two-tone hard stone snuff bottle is a 1980's product. It depicts an old sage chatting with a young man under a pine tree. It is 3" high, 2" wide and 1 3/8" thick with a red carnelian and silver rim cap. It is in great condition.

A fine agate snuff bottle of large size the sides carved in relief with various birds on prunus branches. The bottle is very well-hollowed and weighs only 97 grams without the stopper. The foot and mouth both slightly concave. The stopper is grey smoky agate, the spoon is bone. The bottle is fairly large and might have been used as a table bottle. 20th century.

Approximately 7.8 cm high...

Chinese Pink Quartz Snuff Bottle with original Top, Ca. 1940, 2 1/4" high, 1 3/8" wide, 7/8" depth, with round smooth polished stone with round top, dark spoon is attached from the top. The condition is good, has some dark stains inside and around the top opening.

Height: 5.1 cm (2 in)
Width: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
Depth: 1.5 cm (0.6 in)

Chinese jadeite snuff bottle showing a pair of carved fish; spoon broken; good condition

Height: 5.1 cm (2 in)
Width: 3.1 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 1.9 cm (0.7 in)

Chinese agate snuff bottle with a silver and coral stopper; minor chipping to the rim; good condition

Height: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Width: 3.1 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 1.8 cm (0.7 in)

Chinese agate snuff bottle with black banding; rose quartz knop; good condition

Chinese carved Rose Quartz Snuff Bottle, Ca. 1940, 3" high, 2" wide, 1/2" deep, with Rose original top and spoon is attached to the top, shows some wear and stains.

A finely carved Suzhou school agate snuff bottle. Decoration of figures, picked out from natural colors of the stone, in landscape of hilly bluffs with overhanging pine and whispy cloud. Based on the gourd in the sash of the larger figure - possibly depicting the immortal, Le Tieguai. Nicely defined foot rim. The top rim with broad, just slightly concave surface. Very well hollowed. Height of bottle without cap, 2 5/8 inches. Height with cap, 3 1/8 inches...

1900's Chinese White Jade Carved Silver Filigree Snuff Bottle with Amethyst Stopper

It is 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) tall by 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide. It is 113.2 gram.

It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches. The jade and amethyst have inclusions and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

Some of the photos were taken under the sun.

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19th Century Chinese Turquoise Carved Snuff Bottle with Bird & Flower

It is 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) tall by 2 inches (5 cm) wide. It is 109 gram.

It has inclusions and the stopper is not original and made in different material and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Chinese Agate Carved Snuff Bottle

It is 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) tall by 1.9 inches (4.8 cm) wide. It is 59.2 gram.

It has inclusions and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Chinese Agate Carnelian Carving Relief Snuff Bottle with Old Sage & Bat

It is 2.3 inches (6 cm) tall by 1.05 inches (2.7 cm) wide. It is 37.5 gram.

It has flea bite chips, inclusions, the stopper is not original, surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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This is an Amygdaloidal Basalt, heavy, but well hollowed, of flattened globular shape with a short broad cylindrical neck, and an oval recessed foot. Engraved with lion masks to both shoulders. The background is dark gray, almost black, and the attractive mineral inclusions of various shapes are light brown, light blue, gray, green, light green and some shades of rosette. Some of the various shape forms have various colors inside...