Snuffbottles

Agate Snuffbottle
96

Material: Agate

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Ivory Snuffbottle
9

Material: Ivory

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Blue Overlay Glass Snuffbottle
1

Material: Glass

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Ivory Snuffbottle
47

Material: Ivory

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Cinnabar laquer Snuffbottle
22

Material: Lacquer

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Souzhou agate snuffbottle
76

Material: Agate

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Peking Glass Snuffbottle
43

Material: Peking Glass

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Glass overlay Snuffbottle
34

Material: Glass

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Glass Snufbottle
50

Material: Glass

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Ivory Snuffbottle
39

Material: Ivory

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Glass Snuffbottle
70

Material: Glass

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Large Ivory Table Bottle
29

Material: Ivory

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Ivory Snuffbottle
27

Material: Ivory

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Ivory Snuffbottle
35

Material: Ivory

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Ivory Snuffbottle
33

Material: Ivory

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Agate Snuffbottle
49

Material: Agate

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Very rare Tortoise Shell Snuffbottle
8

Material: Tortoise shell

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Blue Overlay Glass Snuffbottle
2

Material: Glass

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Overlay Glass Snuffbottle
11

Material: Glass

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Translucent Glass Snuffbottle
5

Material: Glass

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Snowflake Glass Snuffbottle
18

Material: Glass

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About Snuffbottles

Chinese Snuffbottles and the powdered tobacco which they contained where at the heart of a fashion which had no equivalent in China's long history. Because of the extraordinary variety of styles, technique and materials. These miniature masterpieces became one of the most important art objects during the Qing Dynasty 1644 – 1912. The workshops flourished through the 18th Century, producing Snuff Bottles of the highest qualitay made of enamelled metal and glass, ivory, laquer, jade, porcelain and other semi-precious stones. Snuff Bottles also became the new currency for the purchase of favours, positions and advancement in government. Highly appreciated were Snuff Bottles being made in a variety of exotic materials: Amber, horn, coral, bamboo, tortoise shell. All were used by the Chinese craftsmen to display their skill and ingenuity.