Shi Qian's Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle of Yang Kuei Fei
An inside-painted glass snuff bottle signed Shi Qian, Republic period depicting the concubine Yang Kuei Fei, signed to both sides, agate stopper
Green-Overlay White Glass Snuff Bottle with Convolvulus Carving
A green-overlay white glass snuff bottle, probably late Qing dynasty finely carved with a continuous pattern of flowering convolvulus, carved four character seal mark to the shoulder, agate stopper
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Elephant Masks
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped round bottle on a small foot rim, in clear orange red over a clear pale blue ground with foil inclusions, the bottle with carved elephant masks to the sides,…
Buddhist Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a cushion shaped rectangular vase painted with the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism in coloured enamels over a deep clear blue ground with a black agate and brass…
A fine Chinese 19th century agate snuff bottle. With low relief floral carving in brown agate - carved from the rind of the stone. Complete with large coral stopper. Note Facture to interior of the bottle. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C Williamson.…
Chinese Snuff Bottle Collection from Flower Family
Four old Chinese snuff bottles, one of cameo cut Peking glass on wooden stand, one of red cameo glass, one of agate and one of carved ceramic. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection
Agate Snuff Bottle with Cricket and Peanuts Carving
An agate snuff bottle, probably Republic period, 20th century, one side carved with a cricket eating peanuts, 6 cm high
Chinese Green Aventurine Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper (19th Century)
An antique Chinese green Aventurine snuff bottle with orange agate stopper, 19th century, height 6 cm
Carved White Jade Pilgrim Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
Chinese carved white jade snuff bottle and stopper of pilgrim form, carved with landscape scene to either side, with agate stopper, height 6.5 cm
Antique Agate Snuff Bottles with Engravings and Stoppers
Three natural agate snuff bottle, the shadow bottles engraved with an immortal and bats, and a young boy Catching a large carp, 19th century. The round engraved with grapes and cat to the front and reverse, carnelian and enamel stoppers, height 7 cm and 6…
Haloed Deity Red Coral Snuff Bottle
A Chinese red coral snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century/early 20th century, Utilising the natural form of the coral and carved with a haloed deity holding a ruyi and with an orange agate and brass stopper. Height 8.5 cm.
Cloudy Agate Snuff Bottle with Stopper
An agate snuff bottle, of flattened ovoid shape, of cloudy stone with conforming stopper, height 7 cm
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Wise Man Motif
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion shape and in translucent cobalt over clear glass and depicting a scene of a wise man talking to a child to one face, and the same wise figure beneath a…
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle with Pink Quartz Stopper
Chinese agate snuff bottle and stopper, of baluster form, in smokey and white tones, with pink quartz stopper, height 6.6 cm
Carved Glass Snuff Bottle with Crane Design
A Chinese carved glass snuff bottle with a banded agate lid 19th / 20th century with carved crane to front and verso, 7 cm high
Turquoise Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Bell Pepper Carving
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, in translucent turquoise blue and carved in the shape of a tapering bell pepper or fruit with leaves to the collar, with a pink/mauve agate and brass stopper. Height…
19th Century Chinese Carved Agate Gourd Snuff Bottle
An antique Chinese carved agate gourd snuff bottle with central ring detail, 19th century, height 9 cm
Chinese Shadow Agate Snuff Bottle with Ducks, Qing Dynasty
A finely carved Chinese Shadow agate snuff bottle, feeding the ducks, Qing Dynasty, the honey coloured translucent bottle well hollowed. Provenance: private South African collection. Height 8 cm
Floral and Faunal Yellow Glass Snuff Bottle
A four colour overlay on yellow glass snuff bottle with agate stopper overlaid with floral and faunal motifs 7.5 cm high
Peking Glass Dragon Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the ovoid cushion shaped bottle overlaid clear red on opaque yellow and carved with dragons to both faces and with an orange agate and rope embellished brass stopper; signed…
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle with Blood Inclusions
A Chinese agate snuff bottle, with 'Blood' inclusions shoulder lugs. Possibly 19th century length 5.5 cm
Chinese carved agate figural snuff bottle, in the form of a swan with head turned holding a lotus leaf stem, with frog and lotus pad positioned on back, with domed agate stopper, in banded brown, white and amber tones, length 8 cm
Agate Cameo Snuff Bottle with Scholar and Student Scene
A carved cameo agate snuff bottle 19th/20th century carved using the dark brown and grey inclusions in the stone to depict a scene of a scholar and student, rose quartz stopper
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle with Figure and Bat Carvings
Chinese agate snuff bottle and stopper, of ovoid form, carved with figure and bat, height 7 cm
Antique Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles with Coral Lids
Two antique Chinese snuff bottles, carved agate with coral lids, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the larger 6 cm high
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles with Jade Tops (19th Century)
Two Chinese agate snuff bottles with jade tops, 19th century, 7 cm and 6 cm high
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Bubble Eye Goldfish
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of ovoid form in multiple mixed colours and copper inclusions over a semi translucent blood red body and depicting 'Bubble eye' goldfish; with a seal in cartouche to…
Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Bird Carvings
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of ovoid form and in opaque green and carved with birds in a water landscape, with a blood red agate and brass stopper; with carved seal to body and characters…
Mythological Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of circular cushion form with translucent blue over turquoise with metallic inclusions and carved to both faces with traditional mythological figures amidst ruyi…
Peking Glass Corn Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, shaped and carved as a corn on the cob, with deep opaque green over white and with a mint green agate and brass stopper. Height 9 cm.
Dragon and Wave Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a carved opaque orange double gourd bottle with an all over dragon and wave design and with an agate and brass stopper; characters underside. Height 9.5 cm.
Red Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of squat cushion form and in red opaque glass carved in a 'Dust pan' or basketweave pattern with a deep red agate and brass stopper. Height 7 cm.
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle with Amethyst Stopper
Chinese agate snuff bottle with amethyst quartz stopper. Height 7.7 cm
Agate Snuff Bottle with Carved Horses and Pine Tree
An agate snuff bottle, one side carved with two horses under a pine tree, 7 cm high
19th Century Chinese Orange Agate Snuff Bottle
An antique Chinese carved orange agate snuff bottle with red resin stopper, 19th century, height 7 cm
Grey Jade Quail Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
A grey jade snuff bottle with a agate stopper, carved with Quail, 19th/20th century, standing on a rock reaching for the millet, the reverse, using the natural stone, in the moonlight a gentleman walks across a bridge, height 6 cm. Provenance: private…
Agate and Amber Snuff Bottles with Coral and Agate Stoppers
An agate snuff bottle with coral stopper together with an amber glass snuff bottle with agate stopper the largest 7 cm high (2)
Chinese Qilin Agate Snuff Bottle
An old Chinese agate snuff bottle, carved in high relief with qilin clambering its shoulders, replaced associated stopper of conforming material, raised on a shaped wooden stand. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Overall height 8.5 cm
Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle with Cornelian Stopper
A Chinese agate snuff bottle with associated cornelian stopper. Height 6.2 cm
Agate Snuff Bottle with Carved Figure and Inscription
An agate snuff bottle of flattened shield form, carved with a figure holding a scroll, inscribed 'Happiness & long life, tapering to the foot & using the centre space on each side to depict an agreeable looking figure, dwarfed in his loose robes, height 6…
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles with Nature Motifs
Two Chinese glass snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, one inside painted with pine tree & red crested cranes, the other with an agate palette of irregular streaks, 2]. Provenance: private South African collection, 7.5 & 7 cm
Floral Gourd Agate Snuff Bottle
A carved agate snuff bottle in the form of a gourd. Exquisitely carved in a single piece of stone with a cascading floral design. Height 11.5 cm
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Chilongs and Shou Medallions
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the circular cushion shaped bottle in white and brown amethyst tonings over clear glass and carved with chilongs to the side and shou medallions to each face, with a deep red agate…
Peking Glass Dragon Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a cushion shaped ovoid vase in semi opaque glass with an agate like appearance having overlaid dragon designs in aubergine, with a red agate and brass stopper. Height…
Chinese Banded Agate Snuff Bottle with Stopper
Chinese banded agate snuff bottle and stopper, with shaped shoulders on an oval foot, in tones of red with white and cream, and agate stopper, height 9am
Enamel decorated Peking glass snuff bottle with agate stopper
A Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the enamel decorated bottle shaped as a lobed double gourd and decorated with gourds and bats in colours upon a yellow ground below a key fret border, with a turquoise agate…
Enamel Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Peony Decoration
A Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of ovoid cushion shape and well decorated in enamel colours with peony and autumn foliage upon a semi opaque milky ground, below a key fret and a ruyi frieze to the neck,…
Lapis Lazuli Double Snuff Bottle
An unusual lapis lazuli double snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, Utilising the natural inflections of the blue mottled stone the conjoined panelled bottles each with turquoise agate stoppers and brass mounts. Height 8 cm.…
Iron Red Dragon Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion form and in opaque iron red and carved to depict dragons and having faux ring handles to the sides, with a red agate and brass stopper. Height 8 cm.
Enamel Snuff Bottle with Bird and Cricket Design
A Chinese glass and enamel snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century/early 20th century, of ovoid cushion form the opaque white glass bottle decorated in coloured enamels with a bird flying over flowers to one face and a cricket on a sunflower to…
Chinese Kylin Agate Snuff Bottle
A Chinese hard stone snuff bottle. Possibly agate, modelled with a split tailed kylin. Well hollowed. Possibly 19th century Replacement stopper. Length 8 cm
19th Century Chinese Agate Cat Snuff Bottle
An antique Chinese carved agate snuff bottle with carved central cat detail, 19th century, height 7 cm
Banded Agate and Rhyolite Snuff Bottles
A banded agate snuff bottle and a rhyolite snuff bottle Republican period and later
Pink Peking Glass Fish Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a cushion shaped oval bottle in semi opaque pink and carved to depict two fish, with a pale coral coloured agate and brass stopper; characters underside. Height 7 cm.
Turquoise Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Basketweave Design
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of high shouldered cushion form, the translucent turquoise blue bottle carved with a basketweave design, with a pink agate and brass stopper. Height 7 cm.
Agate Glass Snuff Bottles with Lion Masks
Two of agate glass snuff bottles in flattened form, with lion masks and rings on the edges, and red coral stoppers. 3 & 3.5 inches/7.5 & 8 cm high., Purchased: Lammert Bros, Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 13/12/78. Copy of catalogue available
Chinese Agate Animal Relief Snuff Bottle
Large Chinese agate snuff bottle carved in relief with animals
Green Jade Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
Chinese jade snuff bottle and stopper, of facetted form in pale green tones, carved with faux handles and agate stopper, height 5.5 cm the collection of the Late Dr Alexander Yu Fu Pau
Natural Stone Snuff Bottles Collection
Six well hollowed natural stone snuff bottles, of flattened round, oval & ovoid shapes, stopper with fitted metal rim, 19th/20th century, honey onyx marble & a pink lace agate, a black veined jasper, moss & honeycomb agate each with distinctive striation.…
Creamy Agate Bamboo Snuff Bottle with Pink Glass Lid
An agate snuff bottle, the flecked creamy semi-translucent agate bottle emulating a stem of bamboo, with a brass mounted pink glass lid, height 7 cm
Chinese Bat Carved Agate Snuff Bottle
Chinese agate snuff bottle and stopper, of baluster form, carved with figures with bats, in tones of white and brown, height 6.5 cm
Agate Lotus Bowl and Peking Snuff Bottle
An agate bowl in the form of a lotus leaf and a Peking snuff bottle, 20th century, the agate finely carved with two fish to exterior of leaf, the the snuff bottle with a crane in red amongst red and blue foliage, both are in excellent condition. Bowl…
Cobalt Overlay Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Carvings
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped bottle overlaid with clear cobalt over foil included chartreuse glass and carved with a pair of fantastic mask like faces, with a red agate and a rope…
Smoky Pink Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of circular octagonal form in smoky translucent pink with simple circular and segmented roundels to each face and with a nude pink agate and brass stopper; characters…
Enamelled Qing Dynasty snuff bottle with red agate stopper
A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, circa late 19th century, of slender bottle shape with a cushion profile and decorated in enamels with a venerable figure and others in a landscape setting; with a red agate and brass stopper and having…
C1895 Agate Glass Snuff Bottle: Natural Layers of Colors
An agate glass snuff bottle, c1895, a very natural looking agate glass bottle with layers of brown, grey, red, and yellow. Translucent grey stopper, height 6.5 cm
Chinese agate snuff bottle and stopper, of rectangular form, carved with a scene of a monkey under a pine tree, in tones of brown and cream, height 8 cm
19th Century Chinese Moss Agate Snuff Bottle with Inclusions
An antique Chinese carved moss agate snuff bottle with Dendrite Inclusions, 19th century, height 8 cm
Amber Agate Snuff Bottle with Copper Filigree Stopper
A large agate snuff bottle, in rich modulating shades of amber stone with marked striations and blooms, of cushion profile with archaic medallions to the sides, the copper stopper, with filigree and turquoise cabochons, height 10 cm
Agate Snuff Bottle with White & Black Striations
An agate snuff bottle of compressed ovoid shape, 19th/20th century, with irregular white & black striations & a translucent white streak, height 9 cm
Translucent Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Deer Design
A Peking glass snuff bottle, of circular cushion form with translucent red over semi opaque white and depicting a deer in a landscape; with an agate stopper. Height 5.5 cm
Pink Butterfly Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of shaped cushion form and in pink translucent glass carved to both faces with butterflies and shou medallions; with a pale orange agate and brass stopper. Height 7…
Orange Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Undulating Carvings
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of globular form and in orange red and carved with a continuous undulating pattern, with an iron red agate and brass stopper. Height 6.5 cm.
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Fishermen Carvings
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a pear shaped cushion bottle in translucent raspberry and carved to both faces with traditional fishermen, with signature in cartouche to body and with a mottled…
Green Peking Glass Dragon Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of ovoid cushion form and in opaque apple green with decorative staining and carved to depict dragons over waves, with a black agate and brass stopper. Height 7 cm.
Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Dragon and Bat Design
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, cushion shaped and in opaque green with decorative staining, and carved to the sides depicting two dragon heads, a bat design to the face with shou medallions, with a…
Yellow Ripple Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of oval cushion shape in translucent yellow and carved with a continuous ripple design, and with a yellow agate and brass stopper. Height 6.5 cm.
Red Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, a carved opaque red bottle of ovoid form in 'Dust pan' or basketweave pattern and with an agate and brass stopper. Height 6.5 cm.
Assorted Chinese Snuff Bottles with Stoppers
Three various Chinese snuff bottles including ceramic, with applied decoration, (missing stopper); crystal, with metal stopper; and agate with carved coral stopper. Height 6 cm, (average).
Chinese Snuff Bottle, Brush Washer & Agate Pendant
A Chinese pudding stone ribbed snuff bottle, together with a Peking glass brush washer decorated with dragons in relief and an agate pendant with carved salamander
Chinese Snuff Bottles: White Glass, Agate, Painted Enamel
Lin family collection. A Chinese white glass with gilt decorated 'Butterfly and flower' snuff bottle. A Chinese agate snuff bottle. A Chinese painted enamel snuff bottle with double fish pattern, height 6.8, diameter 5 cm, height 6.2, diameter 4 cm.
Natural Agate Snuff Bottles with Engravings and Carvings
Three natural agate snuff bottles, one with a coral stopper, engraved with a figure of Zhang Guolao, sitting Backwards on his donkey, one of the Daoist, eight immortals, the reverse has irregular white and black striations and translucent white streaks,…
Dragon Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. A baluster shaped orange red bottle with straight sides well carved to both faces with writhing dragons amidst ruyi clouds, with an orange agate and rope embellished brass stopper;…
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Qing Seal Cartouche
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, early to mid 20th century, but bearing a Qing seal cartouche, the ovoid cushion shaped bottle overlaid in white and plum over white, with a phoenix to one face and a dragon to the other, with a red agate and rope…
Honey-hued Peking Glass Cabbage Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. A baluster shaped bottle in clear honey hues carved as a cabbage with a cicada to the side, with an orange agate and rope embellished brass stopper. Height 8 cm
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