Qing Dynasty Snuff Bottle

This practice became popular in China during the Qing Dynasty. Snuff bottles were both functional and decorative, often carried by the elite and used in social settings.

Qing Dynasty Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle This Qing Dynasty snuff bottle is carved from a single piece of turquoise.

A very rare and exquisite asian glass Chinese snuff bottle from the late Qing Dynasty. This exceptional snuff bottle bears a later Qianlong mark and is designed in the iconic famille...

A rare carved antique Chinese lapis lazuli stone snuff bottle of the late Qing Dynasty. Finely carved from a solid piece of genuine lapis lazuli exhibiting rich and vibrant blue tone...

Truly a unique oriental snuff tobacco box from the late Qing Dynasty. Gemstone snuff bottles are small, intricately carved, or polished containers historically used in China (prima...

An Agate snuff bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th century, of ovoid shape with rounded shoulders carved with lion-mask ring handles on the shoulders, has stopper Measures: Height 3 ...

A carved agate snuff bottle Chinese, Qing dynasty of spherical form well-hollowed, carved in low relief to one side with a boy throwing a fishing net, has stopper Measures: Height...

weight: 61 Grams circa: 1830-1890, mid to late 19th Century Qing Dynasty

Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynasty society, the practice provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff containers.

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 chalcedony agate snuff bottle, well hollowed and raised on a finely carved foot-ring, with a carved agate stopper late 19th Century, Qing Dynasty

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

Among the traditional inside painting snuff bottles, Ye Zhongsan is regarded as one of four prominent inside painters in the late Qing Dynasty.

By far the most beautifull glass snuff bottle I have ever seen. The pictures can not show how nice it is, 19th century. Provenance: Collection Morpurgo Amsterdam From the Louise a...

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

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 Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The flattened ovoid form symmetrically rendered from a waxy spinach green speckled nephrite stone having a high shoulder and short stout ro...

A Natural Gourd Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. A dried globular knobby gourd that is hollowed, lacquered and buffed to serve as a snuff bottle with an inserted and affixed narrow ceram...

Antique Chinese Natural Double Gourd Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The long natural gourd is referred to as a double gourd having a cinched waist center with the bulbous bottom repres...

A Fine Chinese Jade Snuff bottle Qing Dynasty finely carved in low relief with a Buddhist lion frolicking, the stone of even greyish color, 2.25 inches (5.71 cm.).

Antique Chinese Chalcedony “Peanut and Jujube” Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The large pear shaped striated stone carving of a caramel colored jujube fruit (Chinese date) and two beige...

A Green-on-Green Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. A clear bubbly glass bottle of flattened teardrop form with a cylindrical neck, and a neatly carved oval foot rim.

Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle Qing dynasty, signed, with a four-character mark in red on the underside.

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

Rooted in tradition, this piece is reminiscent of the miniature jade and porcelain perfume bottles worn during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1912) dynasties.