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Rare 18-19 aventurine Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1910 item# 364210 (stock# SnfAdvent)
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A Qianlong/ Jiaqing /Daoguang faux aventurine snuff bottle (cf note below). Black Peking Glass with lots of gold plus a few spots of red makes for a gorgeous snuff bottle. This is sometimes also known as gold aventurine glass or gold stone. In any case, this type of glass was introduced to the Qing (Ch'ing) court in the 18th century by Italian Jesuits. The gold suspended in black glass has always been a favorite for snuff bottle collectors. This one is very rich in gold on both sides. The s ...click for details

Daoguang carved porcelain Lotus-Spider Snuff Bottle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1837 VR item# 364043 (stock# snuff014)
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Daoguang period carved porcelain biscuit snuff bottle, with very spare ke-yao glaze for high lights. The overall design includes the lotus and a spider. This type of carved biscuit was popular in the 18-19th century Jiaqing Daoguang transition period. The stopper is malachite with an old and well formed bone spoon. About 3 1/2 inches and in wonderful condition. ...click for details

Qing Blue White Landscape Snuff Bottle- 2 Rings Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900 item# 361150 (stock# SnBWland)
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This is another example of a finely painted blue and white snuff bottle with wonderful details. It was done in the tradition of Chinese literary landscape paintings in which you will find an idealized micro-cosmos for the scholar. We have here a traveler waiting for the sampan to take him to a retreat in the mountains. This transference of classic literary painting themes and techniques to porcelain began in the period 1880 to 1920s. And the quality of the details indeed point to that period. In ...click for details

Chinese Blue White Figural Snuff Bottle Pearl Top Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900 item# 361149 (stock# SnBWfig)
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This is a good example of the high quality which can be achieved in blue and white snuff bottles. The figure is of some virtuous official who became deified. He is standing on a cloud, a favorite method of travel for Chinese deities. The robe and hat are of the Ming dynasty. Nice brown top with a faux pearl and a well formed bone spoon. 3 1/3 inches high and good condition.... ...click for details

Antique Guangxu Porcelain Yellow Corn Snuff Bottle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1910 item# 155086 (stock# SnYcorn)
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Fine antique Guangxu Chinese snuff bottle made of porcelain molded as an ear of corn. Late Qing. Matched later composite top with bone spoon, well shaped. You can tell easily the age of this one since the details of each seed is molded & shaped into the porcelain. The later ones have painted outlines. Also the footrim is different... the older ones have sharp well defined rims like this one. See similar p.133, #98, of "Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum& ...click for details

Fine Peking Glass Abstract Swirl Snuff Bottle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1910 item# 155085 (stock# SnRedSw)
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A fine 19th century Chinese snuff bottle with a wonderful red & black swirl. This type of bottle came from the Shangtung area in the north. Well hollowed, good footrim and silky to the touch. Later stopper of red glass conforms well. Nice transparent effect in the light. 3" high. Very good condition. This is a well finished antique example.

Guangxu period Fine Dragon Snuff Bottle Jade Top Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900 item# 153972 (stock# SnSpinach)
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A fine Guangxu period porcelain snuff bottle with a green dragon roiling amidst aubergine clouds on a yellow ground. The colors are known as "egg & spinach". The dragon fins and outline are hand incised on the bottle. Stopper top is an old green jadeite pebble of slight irregular shape, itself of some value and considerably better than contemporary jades. About 3" high. Very good condition wit ...click for details

Guangxu Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Pebble Form Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900 item# 153970 (stock# SnPebble)
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Guangxu period pebble form snuff bottle so realistic that the Peking glass can be mistaken for a pebble. This is a nice old one with silky smooth surface from years of handling. Bottle is well hollowed, and in fact may have held opium at one time as the black residue in the neck suggests. Brownish color is not damage, color in the glass and some from inner residue. Good sized triangular bottom makes for stable standing. Nice cat's eye stopper with a bone spoon. ...click for details

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