Chinese Rooster Ceramic Snuff Bottles (signed)
Two various Chinese ceramic snuff bottles. Painted rooster decoration to both. Signed to bases. Height 7 cm each
Famille Rose Rooster Snuff Bottle
19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain snuff bottle, painted with roosters. Provenance: from a private collection. Height 7.5 cm
Famille Rose Tiger Snuff Bottle
19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain snuff bottle, painted with a tiger. Provenance: from a private collection. Height 7.5 cm
Opalescent Glass Snuff Bottle with Hand Painted Scene
Opalescent glass snuff bottle. Hand painted river and mountains scene, four character mark to base. Height 7 cm
Chinese Hand-Painted Snuff Bottles with Character Marks
Two Chinese snuff bottles, one opaque glass the other porcelain, hand painted with figures and peach blossom, both with character marks to base
Ivory Woman Snuff Bottle
A carved and painted ivory figurative snuff bottle, depicting a woman in traditional costume signed to sleeve 9 cm high note: for a similar example please refer to Stevens, Bob C., the collectors book of snuff bottles, Weatherhill New York, pg.790
Ivory Snuff Bottle of Twin Gods Mirth and Harmony
A figurative ivory snuff bottle of twin Gods Mirth and Harmony, carved and painted with polychrome and metallic enamels Qianlong seal to base 8 cm high
Famile Rose Snuff Bottle with Rose Quartz Stopper
A clear glass snuff bottle with Famile rose decoration and rose quartz stopper hand painted with flowering plum blossoms 7.5 cm high
Dragon Enamel Snuff Bottle with Goldstone Stopper
A jet snuff bottle with goldstone stopper 18th / 19th century, hand painted in enamel with dragon motif signed to base Yang he Tang, Qianlong period. 6.5 cm high
Scholar and Lady Inside Painted Snuff Bottle
An inside painted snuff bottle with hardstone stopper 2OTH century, / signed hand painted with scene of scholar to front and court lady to verso signed front and verso 8 cm high
Inside Painted Snuff Bottle with Warlord Scenes
An inside painted snuff bottle with hardstone stopper 2OTH century, / possibly signed Kwan Ping, hand painted with warlord scenes to front and verso signed front and verso 8 cm high
Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle with Buddhist Deities
An inside painted glass snuff bottle with hardstone stopper 19th / 20th century, / signed hand painted with a scene of Buddhist deities to front and scholars to verso signed to inside possibly Ye Zhongsan. 8.5 cm high. Note: For a similar example please…
Carved and Painted Ivory Snuff Bottle with Chilong Design
A carved and painted ivory snuff bottle, carved with low relief chilong to each side, painted with landscape and calligraphy vignettes 9.5 cm high
"Women at Work" Snuff Bottle
A relief carved and painted snuff bottle 19th century, depicting continuous scenes of women at work polychrome decoration. 10 cm high
Dragon Enamel Snuff Bottle with Agate Stopper
An enamel on metal snuff bottle with agate stopper 19th century, painted with dragon motif amongst clouds four character Qianlong mark to base 8 cm high
Iron Red Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Qianlong Seal
A porcelain one hundred Shou characters snuff bottle the characters and further motifs painted in iron red, with Qianlong seal to base. 7 cm high
Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle with Fo Dog Finial
A large inside painted glass snuff bottle with bronze Fo dog finial / 19th / 20th century, / signed hand painted a Buddhist figurative scene to front and further imagery and calligraphy verso signed to front inside 12 cm high
Enamel Decorated Ivory Snuff Bottle with Landscape Scene
A large ivory snuff bottle with enamel decoration 19th century, hand painted in brown enamel with a finely detailed figurative landscape scene to a solid reserve Qinalong seal to base. 11.5 cm high
Hand-Painted Porcelain Snuff Bottles with Figurative and Floral Motifs
Five hand painted porcelain snuff bottles includes three with figurative scenes and two with floral motifs the tallest 9 cm high
Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Hand-Painted Landscape and Figures
A moulded porcelain snuff bottle with wooden stopper depicting multiple figures in the landscape hand painted 7.5 cm high
1932 Chinese Reverse Glass Snuff Bottles Set of 4
Four fine Chinese reverse painted glass snuff bottles circa 1932 (4)
Porcelain Snuff Bottles: Glazed & Hand-Painted Imagery
Three porcelain snuff bottles of varying shapes, each glazed or hand painted with Imagery including celadon, the Tallest 9 cm high
Chinese Snuff Bottle Pair, Canton Enamel & Cloisonne, Signed
Two Chinese snuff bottles including Canton enamel (faults) and cloisonne, both signed to base
Chinese Snuff Bottles: Cinnabar & Agate (3)
Three Chinese snuff bottles, one cinnabar and one reverse painted agate (3)
Jadeite Treasures: Carvings, Bowls, Spheres, and Bottle
Two stone carvings of immortals, 6 cm high, three green jadeite tea bowls, 5 cm high, two jadeite spheres, approximately 5 cm diameter, and five small jadeite carvings and an inside painted snuff bottle, 8 cm high
Chinese Erotic Inside-Painted Snuff Bottle by Ding Erzhong (1916)
Chinese inside painted cut glass snuff bottle, signed Ding Erzhong (1865-1935), dated 1916, painted in grisaille with erotic scenes to the front and verso. Height 8 cm
Chinese Inside Painted Snuff Bottle with Cranes
Large Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, signed Ding Erzhong (1865-1935) and dated 1903, depicting craned amongst plants. Height 8 cm
Winter Gift: Inside Painted Snuff Bottle for Song Qingling
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, depicting birds and flowers, the inscription reads: ?To Song Qingling (wife of sun Yat-sen), winter 1930 by Tang Zichuan?. Height 7.2 cm
Autumnal Insect and Cabbage Scene
Large Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, signed Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945), dated to autumn 1903, depicting insects and cabbages. Height 7.2 cm
Ye Zhongsan Inside Painted Snuff Bottle for Lan Ping
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, signed Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945) and dated 1932, dedicated to Lan Ping (stage name of Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong?s wife). Height 7.5 cm
Yan Yutian's Bird and Flower Snuff Bottle
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, signed Yan Yutian (c. 1888-1918), decorated with vividly coloured birds and flowers. Height 7.3 cm
Yan Yutian Inside Painted Snuff Bottle
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, signed Yan Yutian (c. 1888-1918), decorated with a child on an elephant and lines of calligraphy on a gilt ground. Height 7 cm
Republican Navy General Inside Painted Snuff Bottle
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle, 20th century, featuring a Republican Navy General. Height 8.5 cm
Jadeite buckle and painted snuff bottle
A carved jadeite buckle, decorated with calligraphy 6.5 cm wide and a finely painted inside decorated snuff bottle. 7 cm high
Chinese Enamel Snuff Bottle with Landscape and Figures
A Chinese glass & enamel snuff bottle, painted decorated with figures in a landscape, red Quing mark on base. Height 7 cm
Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle with Buddhist Deities
An inside painted glass snuff bottle with hardstone stopper, 19th / 20th century / signed hand painted with a scene of Buddhist deities to front and scholars to verso, signed to inside possibly Ye Zhongsan 8.5 cm high. Note: For a similar example please…
Carved Ivory Snuff Bottle with Immortals
Signed carved ivory snuff bottle continuously carved with immortals, 11 cm height
Chinese Snuff Bottles, 20th Century, Various Materials and Techniques
A group of five Chinese snuff bottles, Early to mid-20th century, of various materials including agate, nephrite, and rock crystal, some carved, some inside-painted, each fitted with a stopper of hard stone, coral, or jadeite, box, varying from 6.7 cm to…
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…
Translucent Rose Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Peking glass snuff bottle. An oval cushion shaped bottle in translucent deep rose, relief carved to one face with a pine tree in a rocky landscape, and to the other, an elder with a deer and a bat; with an amber coloured stopper and signed underside.…
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with Landscape Scenes
A Chinese overlaid glass and inside painted snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty/ early 20th century. a cushion-shaped bottle overlaid in carved aubergine to clear glass, Shou characters to the sides and with clear reserves inside painted with dramatic…
Peking Glass Shrimp Snuff Bottle with Inscription
A beautifully internally painted Peking glass snuff bottle, decorated with shrimps and an untranslated sealed inscription in the manner of Qi Baishi. Comes with box. Good condition. Height 8.7 cm
1920's Nobleman Ivory Snuff Bottle
A painted 1920's ivory snuff bottle, in the form of a nobleman. 7.5 cm high. Purchased: Lammert Bros, Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 1/5/75
1920's Painted Ivory Snuff Bottles of Empress and Emperor
A pair of 1920's painted ivory snuff bottles, in the form of an Empress and Emperor, 7.5 cm high. Lammert Bros, Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 1/5/75
Ivory Snuff Bottle with Pond and Waterfowl Carvings
Large signed ivory snuff bottle carved with pond and waterfowl
Dragon Carved Ivory Snuff Bottle with Greenstone Stopper
Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle. Carved dragon to both sides. Greenstone stopper, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 7 cm
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;…
Exotic Ho Ho Birds Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the baluster shaped bottle with a waisted neck, in white opaque glass and finely painted in coloured enamels with exotic ho ho birds sitting on a rock amidst peony blooms, with…
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Chilongs and Floral Motif
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped bottle in clear garnet carved with chilongs to the sides and a floral motif to both faces over a wave like pattern, with turquoise style stone and brass stopper;…
Chinese Underglaze Blue Dancer Snuff Bottle
A Chinese hand painted snuff bottle depicting dancers in underglaze blue. Height 9 cm
Chinese Inside-Painted Bird and Flower Snuff Bottle by Ding Erzhong
A Chinese inside-painted 'bird and flower' snuff bottle, Attributed to Ding Erzhong, and signed 'erzhong' painted both sides with birds and flowers and signed 'erzhong', the top of hard stone fitted with metal, 8 cm high
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Red Shou Medallions
A Peking glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, cushion shaped with red shou medallions to both faces and young boys clasping the sides of the bottle in red over a mustard yellow ground, a red agate domed top with a simple brass ring mount;…
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…
Gilded Porcelain Snuff Bottle, Signed - Rare Find!
Rare gilded porcelain snuff bottle signed, approx 8.5 cm high
Chinese Enamel Snuff Bottle with Figure Panel & Calligraphy
Chinese enamel snuff bottle painted with panel of figures and calligraphy blue mark to base 8 cm
Chinese Overlay Glass Snuff Bottles - Pair
Two Chinese overlay glass & inside painted snuff bottles no stoppers, 6.3 cm high
Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottles with Calligraphy and Birds
Two Chinese glass snuff bottles one inside painted with birds and butterfly with an ice ground bottles with calligraphy measure 7 cm tallest
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles with Elephant, Deer, and Dragons
Three good Chinese glass snuff bottles one red glass form of an elephant, one carved with deer signed with two carved seals and another carved with old dragons among clouds with two seals (3) measure, 6.7 cm high
Famille Rose Bird and Blossom Snuff Bottle
Good Chinese famille rose porcelain snuff bottle finely painted with birds among blossom calligraphy to reverse with gilded stopper and blue marks to base 7 cm high
Famille-Rose Iron-Red Snuff Bottle with Poem, Qianlong Mark
A Chinese famille-rose and iron-red painted snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, inscribed a poem in the reverse, 5.5 cm high
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, 6.5cm High
Chinese glass snuff bottle reverse painted, approx 6.5 cm high
Signed Amber Glass Snuff Bottle, Reverse Painted
Snuff bottle, amber glass, reverse painted signed, approx 6.5 cm high
Chinese Enamelled Glass Snuff Bottle with Five Boys Playing
Good Chinese enamelled glass snuff bottle finely painted with five boys playing, signed with three red seals calligraphy with agate stopper blue marks to base, measures 5.7 cm high
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,…
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…
Painted Glass and Enamelled Gourd Snuff Bottle
Combination inside painted glass and enamelled gourd shaped snuff bottle
Chinese Underglaze Blue and Red Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese underglaze blue and red porcelain snuff bottle well painted with figures deer bird among landscape blue double ring mark to base, measures 7.7 cm high
Chinese Doucai Snuff Bottle with Garden Terrace Scene
Antique Chinese porcelain doucai snuff bottle painted with pair of men playing board game in garden terrace reign mark to base, measures 9.5 cm high
Chinese Ivory Snuff Bottle with Garden Terrace Carvings
Antique Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle carved with figures in garden terrace signed to base, measures 7.5 cm high
Chinese Enamelled and Painted Glass Snuff Bottles
Two Chinese glass snuff bottles one finely enamelled with bird amongst lotus the other finely painted to the interior with two seated scholars in landscape, measures 7.5 cm tallest
Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Snuff Bottles with Jade Stoppers
Three various Chinese blue and white ceramic snuff bottles, with jade stoppers, all signed. (3)
Assorted Chinese Snuff Bottles (9)
Nine various Chinese snuff bottles including a ceramic example with yellow ground and fruiting vine, two metal examples, an enamelled bottle and five other ceramic ones, variously signed. (9)
Chinese Ceramic Snuff Bottles: Horses and Children
Two similar Chinese ceramic snuff bottles, one painted with horses, the other painted with children, both signed. Height taller 8 cm. (2)
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles with Painted Scenes and Butterflies
Three various Chinese glass snuff bottles, one inside painted with a young woman and small bird, the second with mountaineous scene, the third a miniature pendant bottle with butterflies, signed. Tallest 7.5 cm. (3)
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle with Carvings and Signature
A fine Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff botte, well carved with figures and mountainous landscape, signed to base. Height 6.5 cm
Signed Chinese Hornbill Snuff Bottle, Carved Design
A Chinese carved hornbill snuff bottle, signed to the side and inscribed to base. Height 8.5 cm
Oriental Ivory Snuff Bottle with Carved Village Scene
Antique oriental carved ivory snuff bottle, with village scene, signed to base, 8.5 cm high. Provenance: Finey collection, Sydney
Octagonal Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Insect and Bamboo Panels
An octagonal porcelain snuff bottle painted on either side with a panel of insects and bamboo within blue line borders and puce scrollwork around a shou character to either edge, the base with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong in iron-red…
Chinese Dragon Snuff Bottle with Coral Stopper
Early Chinese red & white porcelain snuff bottle. Painted dragon decoration. Coral stopper. Small hairlines. Height 8 cm
Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Woman and Child Decoration
Chinese porcelain snuff bottle. Woman & child painted decoration with separate painted enclosed portion. Character marks to base. Height 7 cm
Vintage Chinese Prunus Glass Snuff Bottle
Good vintage Chinese glass snuff bottle, painted with prunus
Chinese Reversed Painted Glass Snuff Bottles
Three Chinese glass snuff bottles, all reversed painted with an oriental scene, height 8 cm approx
Qing porcelain snuff bottle with dragon and Qianlong mark
A Chinese Qing porcelain snuff bottle. Painted with dragon amongst clouds, Qianlong mark to base, remnants of wax seal, 11 cm high. Provenance: by descent. Private Collection Sydney
Signed Chinese Carved Snuff Bottles - Pair
Two various Chinese carved snuff bottles. Both signed to base. Height 7 cm. (average)
Mid 20th Century Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle
A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, Mid 20th century 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's Auction in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia
Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottles, 20th Century
Two Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottles, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), and unknown, 20th century 8 cm, 9 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia b. 1946. Y.F. Yang & Company
Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle by Suo Zhenhai (1974)
A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai, dated by inscription 1974 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Y. F Yang & Company Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s 1944-2006. Y.F. Yang & Company
Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottles (1970s)
Three Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottles, Ding Guilin, Cha Yuging, Yao Guixin, 1970s 8 cm, 7.5 cm, 8 cm (3). Provenance: Purchased at Pecking Arts & Crafts in the late 1980s and early 1990s Pecking Arts & Crafts
Inside-Painted Glass 'Hundred Boys' Snuff Bottle by Zheng Xuye
A Chinese inside-painted glass 'hundred boys' snuff bottle, Zheng Xuye, 1978 8.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Pecking Arts & Crafts in the late 1980s and early 1990s Another bottle painted by Zheng in 1997 with a similar theme of 'a hundred butterfly' was…
Chinese Inside-Painted Amber Glass Snuff Bottles (5)
Five Chinese inside-painted light amber glass snuff bottles, Early 20th century, Meng Qin, Xin Ting, Rong Jin 6.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm (5). Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's Auction in Australia and Treasure Auctions in Hong Kong in the late…
Enamel Snuff Bottle, Late Qing Dynasty
A Chinese ceramic snuff bottle of painted enamel decoration, Late Qing Dynasty 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Nan Chang Museum in the late 1980s and early 1990s in China
1970 Moshi Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with Provenance
A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, Signed Moshi, Dated 1970 8.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia
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