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A beautiful Chinese snuff bottle in pebble-form carved from white-black mottled jade. The stopper is made from coral or coral-imitating glass, with bone spoon. The flask needs standing help. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: c. 6.3 cm height.
Oldbailey Antiques
$1,195.00 This is an authentic neolithic nephrite jade adze/chisel, measuring some 9" (22cm) in length and 1" (2.5cm) in width. A heavy, substantial piece, guaranteed ancient. The stone is a beautiful deep green with substantial dark inclusions. The tapered end shows apparent signs of use.
Nirvana Oriental Antiques
Auction An interesting Chinese agate of two conjoined snuff bottles. The stone is translucent greyish with a few darker hints, it is very well hollowed and in excellent condition. Age: 19 C. size: 2 inches (5cm) high
Zentner Collection
$900.00 Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, a beautiful yellow color, carved with a scene of a young girls holding a fish and an old man, the top is made of brass and a red stone probably jasper. 20th century.
Size: 2 3/4" high
Zentner Collection
$1,200.00 Chinese agate snuff bottle with absolutely beautiful formations and ribbons of varying hues of yellows, browns, and navy blue throughout. 20th century
Size: 2.75" height, 2.25" width
Zentner Collection
SOLD Beautiful antique Chinese snuff bottle carved all of dark agate. The stone is so smokey and dark it appears almost black but has lovely clouds of deep orange on one side. On the reverse side of the bottle, classic agate striations can be seen ranging from almost black to very thin areas of almost clear translucency. The lid of the bottle is made of a brighter orange agate and has long since lost it's spoon. The bottle is carved into an ovoid form and is pleasingly smooth and balanced...
Helen M Edwards
$170.00 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 With the original coral stopper and spoon. Chips to the mouthrim and to the foot. H. 7 cm
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00 Antique agate snuff bottle with a tourmaline topper, beautiful and delicate gold-colored wire filigree around the body with imbedded turmaline and jadeite stones, and carvings of an open-mouthed face on both sides of the bottle. 19th century
Size: 2.75" tall, 1.75" wide
Zentner Collection
$900.00 Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, one side has a fu-dog and a bat, the other side has an old man scholar sitting near a door in a stone wall and another bat, the agate is a pretty light yellowish orange color with white striations of which the figures are carved, lid is reddish orange agate, 20th century.
Size: 2 3/4" high
Zentner Collection
$800.00 Unusual moss agate. It is carved all around with two scenes. One scene, a sage walks over a bridge. The opposite side the sage walks by a young boy with a horse. It measures 3.25" tall 2.75" wide.
Helen M Edwards
$190.00 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
Zentner Collection
SOLD Chinese antique agate snuff bottle, converted by a French artist into a striker (lighter) with the addition of a silver bottom and rim with details of irises, dragon flies and butterflies. The silver work has a distinct art nouveau style to it, the lid is made of orange agate, silver and coral.
19th century Size: 3 1/2" high
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Chinese carved amethyst snuff bottle. Carved with a garden pavilion and blossoming trees on one side. The scene continues on the other side with a scholar and young attendant in the garden. Lid is made of agate and has a copper spoon.
Age: 19th century Dimensions: 3" high x 2 1/8" wide x 1 1/4" wide
Zentner Collection
$3,500.00 Antique Chinese carved jade snuff bottle. An even pale green jade carved with peaches on one side and four characters on the other. The jade is an even tone accented by two slightly diagonal striations running through. The lid is a mottled yellow glass and bronze with a bronze spoon.
Provenance: Howard Capland Collection Age: 19th century Dimensions: 2 1/4" high x 1 7/8" wide x 3/4" deep
Zentner Collection
$850.00 Chinese antique snuff bottle made of carved quartz, all over quilted design in diamond shapes like a net, coral top with metal spoon, intricate details, Republic Period.
Size: 3" high x 2" wide
Zentner Collection
$1,500.00 Chinese antique rock crystal snuff bottle, carved with pair of children playing on one side and twisting pine and rock on reverse. Nicely carved. Stopper made of orange agate. 19th century.
Size: 3 1/4" high.
Zentner Collection
$2,850.00 Chinese antique snuff bottle made of quartz crystal. Oval form and carved on both sides in the from and pattern of a turtle shell. With coral lid.
Age: 19th century Dimensions: 2 5/8" high x 1 5/8" wide x 5/8" deep |