Details
Description
Two 19th century Chinese Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottles. Bottles are small in size and have have turquoise stoppers connected to …
Read more
Two 19th century Chinese Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottles. Bottles are small in size and have have turquoise stoppers connected to long diminutive metal spoons. One has smooth surface with metal rim around stopper while other is delicately carved with birds, flowers, and fauna. Snuff bottles were used to hold powdered snuff, which was inhaled through the nose. 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.
Smooth turquoise bottle: 2.75"H x 1.5"W x 0.5"D
Carved turquoise bottle: 2.5"H x 1.25"W x 0.5"D
See less
- Dimensions
- 1.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 2.75ʺH
- Styles
- Chinese
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Turquoise
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Turquoise
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition with age appropriate wear Excellent condition with age appropriate wear less
Questions about the item?
Returns & Cancellations
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified in the description of the product.
Related Collections
- Shaker Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Classical Roman Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Tiffany Studios Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Gustavian (Swedish) Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Carl-Harry Stålhane Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Chalcedony Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Deruta Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Classical Greek Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Portieux Vallerysthal Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Gorham Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Crocks
- Wicker Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Cookie Jars
- Japanese Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Apothecary Jars
- Candy Jars
- Antique Water Jugs
- Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co. Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Murano Glass Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- 1800s Perfume Bottles
- 1950s Perfume Bottles
- Apothecary Bottles
- Adirondack Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Egyptian Revival Bottles and Jars and Jugs
- Seguso Vetri d'Arte Bottles and Jars and Jugs