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Bone Snuff Bottle

Chinese Yellow Peaking Glass Scenic & Hardstone Snuff Bottle & Stand, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, and a bone spoon conveniently attached. Adding to its allure, the snuff bottle bears a signature in
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bottles

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Japanese Carved Bone A Bamboo-Form Snuff Bottle
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone bamboo-form snuff bottle, museum quality
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

White Jade Snuff Bottle
Located in San Diego, CA
A white pebble-shaped snuff bottle is adorned with a chilong clutching a long, curvy lotus vine
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Figurines and Sculptures

White Jade Snuff Bottle
White Jade Snuff Bottle
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W 2.52 in D 0.75 in L 2.21 in
Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle with Blue Calcite
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful natural rock crystal snuff bottle. Carved on the raised exterior, a vase with ruyi and
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal

Chinese Eighteen Luohan Walnut Shell Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This early
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Plastic, Walnut

A Magnificent Chinese Carnelian Agate Snuff Bottle. Qing Dynasty
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Chinese Carnelian Agate Snuff Bottle. Qing Dynasty. Antique Chinese Carnelian Agate
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate, Carnelian

Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique Chinese Carved Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle Tiger's Eye Stopper 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, finely carved in low relief with a lotus scene to one
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Gray Agate Snuff Bottle Pendant On A Three Strand Coral Bead Necklace, 1850's
Located in Kenilworth, US
Gray and white Chinese flat top and flat footed base snuff bottle in thumbprint patterned agate
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Coral, White Gold

Important Chinese Incised & Filled Gourd Snuff Bottle "Ruan Guang Yu" 阮光宇 c.1959
Located in Richmond, CA
A masterfully carved hulu gourd snuff bottle by the esteemed artist Ruan Guang Yu (阮光宇, 1903-1960
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Organic Material

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Chinese Carved Jade Snuff Bottle and Stopper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle and stopper the flattened globular body carved continuously with a flower, the stone of whitish-grey and lavender tone, jade stopper Measures: 5....
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Antique 19th Century Antiquities

Materials

Jade

Opaline Perfume Bottle by Jean-Baptiste Desvignes
By Jean-Baptiste Desvignes
Located in Paris, FR
Small perfume bottle in white opaline with a ball-shaped stopper. Golden stripes, gold, and a dark blue wreath of roses, anemones, and forget-me-nots decorate the rim of the paunch. ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Bottles

Materials

Opaline Glass

Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle with Crane
Located in Somis, CA
Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...
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2010s Chinese Bottles

Materials

Agate

Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle with Crane
Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle with Crane
No Reserve
H 2 in W 2 in D 1 in
Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared ne...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

A large yellow ground famille rose vase, Late Qing Period.
Located in seoul, KR
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, yellow ground. Period: Qing Dynasty(19th century) Type: Vase Medium: Famille rose Size : 58cm(Height) x 19.5cm(Mouth Diameter) Con...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Snuff Bottle Pagoda Qing Jiaqing Mark 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
This fine Chinese porcelain snuff bottle from the Qing Dynasty's Jiaqing period is of a tapered rectangular form, a shape that combines elegance with a sense of sturdiness. The top...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby Red Glass Overlay Clear Horses Snuff Bottle Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique late Qing Dynasty ruby red glass overlay clear ground snuff bottle, hand carved with a horse in a treed meadow scene to each side, carved elephant head and ring taoties to s...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Korean Buncheong Joseon Dynasty Glazed Pottery Ceramic Calligraphy Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully glazed and colored, hand-decorated Korean Buncheong vase. Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Very nice patina. We are listing it as 19th century but could be older. Would ...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Passing Boat and Bridge Pattern Tea Set, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
With a medallion of two boats sailing together, passing an island on which a solitary figure stands by or on a bridge, the rim with a narrow heringbone pattern, the reverse glazed ca...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Shadow Agate Cameo Relief Carved Snuff Bottle Scholar Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese late Qing dynasty shadow agate snuff bottle, exquisitely carved to depict a scene of contemplative serenity. It features a scholar, thoughtfully seated on a rock, positione...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Agate

Meiji Style Antique Teakwood Dragon 20th Century
Located in Lomita, CA
The year of the dragon shines an additional spotlight on this beautiful antique teakwood sculpture. The detail and the patina are amazing. The hand carved dragon takes on a lifelike ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Teak

Antique Green Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle Jadeite
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, natural spinach jadeite jade snuff bottle from the early 20th century Chinese republic era. Very well hollowed, of elongated ovoid form with rounded corners gently slopi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Blue and White Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Spirally moulded and painted with bands of overlapping petal panels of figured riverscapes Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period Production Date : 1690-1699 Made in : Jingdezhen Dest...
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Antique 1690s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique George IV Sterling Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box
By John Linnit
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver gilt table snuff box; an addition to our antique box collection. This magnificent antique George IV ster...
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Antique 1820s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chinese Red overlay glass snuff bottle depicting a fish, China, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Red overlay glass snuff bottle depicting a fish, 19th century A rare translucent glass snuffbox with small bubbles in the shape of a fish, ruby red overlay decor with a fish among th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

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Antique Chinese Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle, Jingdezhen Kilns
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese enamel porcelain snuff bottle, Jingdezhen kilns, of wide cylindrical form with a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Assorted Vintage Snuff Bottles
Located in Dallas, TX
Assorted hand carved bone and resin snuff bottles. Contact dealer for more information on specific
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Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Assorted Vintage Snuff Bottles
Assorted Vintage Snuff Bottles
H 3 in W 2 in D 1 in
Chinese Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle with Woven Exterior, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This petite
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Late 19th - Early 20th Century Chinese Amethyst Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
bottle is finished with an amethyst stopper and fitted with an intact bone snuff spoon.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Amethyst

Early 20th Century Chinese Bone Snuff Bottle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century Chinese snuff bottle. Bottle and tap made out of bone, carved and painted flower
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Early 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottle Hand Engraved & Inked on Bovine Bone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved, Bone Snuff Bottle with an engraved and inked bird
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Two 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottles Hand Carved & Decorated Bovine Bone, Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are two good Chinese hand carved, Bovine Bone Snuff bottles, with engraved and black inked
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Chinese Snuff Bottle Guanyin Buddhist Deity Hand Carved Bovine Bone, circa 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved Bone Snuff Bottle depicting Guanyin which is an East Asian
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Fine, Chinese, Enamelled Snuff Bottle, Hand painted portraits, mid 20thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A superbly hand painted example of a Chinese enameled snuff bottle. The circular body of this
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Copper

Chinese Snuff Bottle Deeply Carved with 4-Character Mark to Base, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved snuff bottle, which we date to the earlier part of the 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Bone

Late 19th Century Mandarin Duck Jadeite Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
bottle is finished with a red carnelian stopper and fitted with an intact bone snuff spoon.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Carnelian, Jade

Late 19th Century Chinese Hair Quartz Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Carnelian, Quartz

Pink Deco Perfume Bottle with Snuff Spoon, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
carved bone spoon for use as a stylish snuff bottle. A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Chinese Regal Pheasant Wooden Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Carnelian

19th Century Chinese Carved Amethyst Snuff Bottle
Located in Savannah, GA
This Chinese snuff bottle is intricately carved from the amethyst variety of quartz and is
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Amethyst

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby in Zoisite Stone Snuff Bottle Lotus Republic Period
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese carved ruby in zoisite hardstone snuff bottle, with carved lotus in relief
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Early 20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Chicken-Bone Jade Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese chicken-bone Jade Snuff bottle, tapered and high shouldered vase form, somewhat
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Jade

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bone snuff bottle you’re looking for. Frequently made of bone, stone and carnelian, every bone snuff bottle was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a bone snuff bottle — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bone snuff bottle bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Bone Snuff Bottle?

Prices for a bone snuff bottle can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $288 and can go as high as $1,400, while the average can fetch as much as $422.
Questions About Bone Snuff Bottle
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese snuff bottles are decorative containers originally produced during the Qing Dynasty. Their original purpose was to hold powdered tobacco. However, most people use snuff bottles as decorative objects today. You can find a range of Chinese snuff bottles on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Snuff bottles are containers designed to hold small amounts of snuff, which is a type of powdered tobacco popularized in China during the Qing Dynasty for its medicinal advantages. Find a variety of antique and modern snuff bottles to shop on 1stDibs.