Chinese Snuff Bottles

A fine Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, hand-blown and finely carved in high relief through an amber-red overlay on a clear ground.

Turquoise snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Tibetan turquoise in hematite matrix.

A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong mark & period, 1736-1795, tests as 16k gold.

Discover this rare and exquisite shimmering goldstone snuff bottle from the Republic of China period (1910-1940), a representation of the era's refined craftsmanship.

A Chinese Inside-painted Glass Snuff bottle with Silver Metal, Early 20th Century Description: The scene depicted is a version of the famous classical Chinese painting "Along the Ri...

Measuring approximately 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm and weighing around 154 grams, it exemplifies refined craftsmanship and timeless beauty. Snuff bottles have captivated both Western and Asia...

A Chinese blue color Peking glass overlay snuff bottle in globular form, on pale white ground, hand carved and decorated with four Buddhist treasures , on a slightly raised footring,...

A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats.

A fine and beautiful Carved Agate Snuff Bottle, with well hollowed interior with a coral cap. A very fine selection for the highest quality of agate and skillful craftsmanship.  

A finely carved turquoise turtle Snuff Bottle in all the detail shown with a coral cap resting on a fitted wooden stand. A very unique selection of the highest quality turquoise and ...

A fine and beautiful Carved Agate Snuff Bottle, with well hollowed interior with a coral cap. The cap has a couple of small chips on the edge. A very fine selection for the highest q...

Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in meiping form, painted in underglaze blue and white with a lively four clawed dragon chasing a pearl among clouds and flames Circa 1800, lat...

Antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle of flattened globular form and well carved with chrysanthemums and flowers, matching cinnabar stopper, wooden spoon 18th to 19th Ce...

Antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, finely carved with melons, butterflies and bats, matching cinnabar stopper and 2 character Daoguang mark to base, comes with a hard...

Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in ovoid form, painted in underglaze blue and white in "100 boys" theme, depicting figures in various forms of martial arts practice, some with...

Antique Chinese banded shadow agate snuff bottle "floater", very well hollowed and raised on a carved foot ring, with 5 emerald green jadeite inlay gilt gold domed metal stopper 18t...

Antique Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, finely carved in low relief with a lotus scene to one side and a scroll in flowing ribbons to the other, with tiger's eye stopper and bone ...

This is a very good Chinese cameo or overlay glass snuff bottle, which we date to circa 1920s.

Antique Chinese poly-chrome fencai porcelain snuff bottle in cylindrical form, finely decorated with 3 boys in a garden scene with poetic versus in calligraphy, with seeded cell pat...

Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in meiping form, painted in underglaze blue and white of a winter scene with a donkey riding scholar and an attendant, on crackle glaze includi...

Antique Chinese light aqua cobalt blue glass snuff bottle, finely carved in relief with cranes in flight among clouds to one side, and a resting crane among lotus blooms to verso, ra...

- Item Type: Snuff Bottle - Style: Antique Style / Chinese Qing Dynasty Style - Gemstones: Natural White Jade, Natural Red Agate - Dimensions: Approximately 79 x 53 x 25 mm - Weight:...

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Myanmar Natural Jadeite Snuff Bottle in a fitted box depicting floral and flower patterns with fitted wood stand and box. .

An antique Chinese inside painted yellow glass mini snuff bottle with a translucent hardstone stopper.

Chinese Interior-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, signed with calligraphy, 19th Century, very well painted inside of glass depicting figures and landscaping on both sides in colors.

An antique Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, finely painted on four faceted panels with two people in a mountainous landscape scene, two birds in a rocky garden scene, two ...

An antique Chinese inside painted rutile hair crystal snuff bottle, signed "YE ZHONGSAN" (1875-1945), dated "FU RI" (summer day), "BING CHEN" (year matching 1916 on cyclical calendar...

These snuff bottles, often adorned with intricate designs and traditional motifs, served as cherished mementos, allowing visitors to take a piece of Chinese heritage back with them.

A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in fencai with a dog in a garden court yard scene to each side, a three character red "Gu Yue Xuan" (Old Moon Pavilion) mark to ba...

A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in fencai with a pair of red birds in flowering tree branches, with a jade cabochon stopper, and a four character "Qian Long Nian...

A vintage Chinese inside painted faceted glass snuff bottle, hand decorated with 3 court ladies in traditional dress on one side, with poetic versus to verso, and raised on a carved ...

This fine Qing period antique snuff bottle is a beautiful example of color glass overlay craftsmanship.

An exquisite antique Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand crafted in beautiful imperial yellow colored glass.

This fine Chinese porcelain snuff bottle is a beautiful example of fencai, or "famille rose," decoration, known for its soft and intricate color palette.

Clear glass snuff bottle with blue overlay, China 19th century Wear consistent with age and use Qing dynasty - Asian Art - Tabatière Measures : Ø 7cm H:12cm

Antique Chinese hand carved lapis lazuli snuff bottle, relief carved with a boy figure to one side, and a flying bat to the other side, having a dished mouth and raised on a deep car...

Antique Chinese ruby red carved glass overlay snuff bottle with 12 zodiac animals on snowstorm ground.

Antique Chinese multi-color (5) glass overlay snuff bottle with eight treasures finely carved in low relief in 4 colors on pale white ground 19th Century, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese rock crystal "Ladies" Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th Century of rounded rectangular form, carved in relief with calligraphy to one side, the other delicately carved, sto...

Antique Chinese 3 color Peking glass imitating shadow agate snuff bottle in flattened globular form, raised on a carved flat footring, with a green swirl glass stopper 19c Qing Dynasty

A Chinese late Qing dynasty shadow agate snuff bottle, exquisitely carved to depict a scene of contemplative serenity.

Rare antique Chinese moulded gourd snuff bottle, with a fan and a scroll (two Buddhist treasures) among ribbons and clouds in relief, and incised and filled leaf lappets neck.

Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in baluster form, finely painted in iron red, of a scaly five clawed dragon among clouds and flames, with spine decorated in polished "本金" real...

A fine and beautiful carved dark rock crystal snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with a carol cap and brass spoon.  

This rather beautiful Chinese made snuff bottle has been made in the Qianlong style but likely dates to the early 20th century.

At first, people carried their snuff in imported snuffboxes. Then, as humidity was higher in China than in Europe, the Chinese upper class used small glass bottles as substitutes, w...

A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, finely decorated with two scaly slithering cobalt blue five claw dragons contesting a flaming pearl, carved in relief above a border of cras...

This mid 20th-century Chinese glass overlay snuff bottle is a fine example of the intricate overlay technique.

Positioned on a delicately carved, slightly raised footring, this snuff bottle stands as a cherished relic of the early 20th Century Republic of China period, promising to be a stand...

Fine antique Chinese Qing Dynasty silvered golden copper alloy snuff bottle of hulu double gourd form, inset with 4x carved five petal white jade plum flowers, body decorated with sc...

A Shadow Agate 'Horse' Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th Century, has stopper 6.35 cm, 2 1/2 in.

This is a Chinese porcelain small Lidded Bottle or snuff Bottle, finely hand painted with flowers, leaves and butterflies , which we date to the late 18th century of the Qing Dynasty.

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...

This remarkable glass snuff bottle, crafted by the esteemed artist Ya Qing in the spring of 2009, is a masterful example of inside painting.

A fine and beautiful carved rock crystal snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with an agate cap, a Ribbon edge carved along one edge forming an irregular shape, unusual.  

A large antique Chinese hand carved red jasper snuff bottle, in the form of a sitting frog, life like in size and details, eyes painted black, with a pearl stopper to its mouth attac...

An antique Mongolian horn snuff bottle, finely crafted with a swivel stopper circa: 1900, Late 19th Century