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Snuff Bottles — Oriental - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Snuff Bottles
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| *** | A Chinese jade snuff bottle, pale green stone with a darker emerald band, of flattened bottle shape with a jade set stopper, one side incised with simple bamboo decoration, fitted in a hardwood box with concealed locking mechanism, a manuscript… | *** |  |
| *** | An elaborately carved white opal snuff bottle, Intricately pierced and carved in the round as a stylised tree dotted with luminous flowers and populated with various symbols including peaches, a deer, and herons, height 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A jadeite snuff bottle, the high shouldered cushion profile bottle in rich bright green colours with, a short straight neck and a pale green stone stopper with brass mounts, height 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade snuff bottle, in vibrant emerald tones, the pear shaped cushion profile bottle with twin pierced scrolling handles, with stopper, height 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle. The cushion-shaped circular snuff with a small oval foot rim and four lugs to the sides, decorated in colours upon a turquoise ground with matching figural narrative scenes to roundels surrounded by tendril decoration.… | *** |  |
| *** | A bright green jade snuff bottle, of slender square section form, plain with canted edges and having a red, stone stopper with brass mounts and spoon, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 shou medallions and to the sides with chilongs,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of celadon jade snuff bottles, the heavy pair of baluster form with fluted friezes to the collar, russet agate stoppers and raised on footed bases, with stands, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese double gourd cloisonne snuff bottle. Late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped bottle with a domed stopper, well decorated to shaped reserves with red crested cranes in a landscape setting, and upon a finely decorated flower… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, a circular square section profile bottle carved in relief with a dragon above, a pavilion to one face and antique script to the reverse, with a bright green, stone cabochon and brass stopper with spoon attachment, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Daum amethyst and silver Absinthe or 'Muff' bottle, late 19th century, with Minerva 2 and maker's mark possibly H R in lozenge, the tapering slender bottle with a fine acid etched and frosted foliate motif throughout and decorated with a gold paste… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of bottle vase shape with a triple glass layer of white and brown over opaque white and depicting a continuous scene of figures about their toil in a landscape… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, in deep translucent umber and of ovoid cushion shape, and carved with a crane in a lotus garden to one side and a crab to the other, with an orange agate and brass… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion form and in a striking opaque watermelon pink, carved to one face with a bird in a tree watching a pond, and to the other, the unsuspecting fish; with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese jade snuff bottle in the form of a fruit, Republic era, circa 1920s, the elongated celadon melon with a darker green calyx, and a small green stem serving as the stopper, length 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle. The reticulated cylindrical bottle with an internal blue and white vial, with two signed reserves painted with an elderly fisherman and a small boy in a landscape, the other with script; with bat motifs to the collar and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white snuff bottle, circa 1850 (Hsien Feng), decorated in underglaze blue and iron red with images of figures camping below a cypress tree and a figure on horse back and fitted with newer coral topped stopper. Bearing fungus mark to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A vintage Peking glass snuff bottle with case, the high shouldered opaque mid green bottle with a malachite lid housed in a fitted fabric lined case, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese quartz crystal snuff bottle, in clear saginetic crystal with striking needles of black tourmaline, the body with a delightfully carved gold fish in high relief, surmounted with a red carnelian stopper and with a bone spoon. Height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, 20th century, the Chinese jade snuff bottle, pale green stone with a darker emerald band, of flattened bottle shape with a rose quartz set stopper and short spoon. Height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A boxed Peking glass snuff bottle and an archer's ring, the cushion form white bottle lightly carved in the form of a caparisoned elephant, with a brass mounted green stone stopper with spoon, and a plain archer's ring, both housed in a fitted box, length… | *** |  |
| *** | Two cobalt Peking glass snuff bottles, a moulded globular cobalt blue bottle with a long neck and a white glass freeform decor; and a square section cased ovoid bottle relief carved with a chilong to both faces, both with brass mounted coloured stone… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, the rectangular bottle lightly engraved to one face with a pair of figures beneath a tree, script to the reverse, with a red stone stopper with brass mounts and an attached spoon, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion form and in translucent deep green over opaque aqua and depicting a chilongs to both faces and faux ring handles to the sides; with a turquoise agate and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of rectangular cushion form and with a triple layer of glass, with translucent bright green and opaque white over an unusual clear 'Bubble' glass, with both faces… | *** |  |
| *** | 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;… | *** |  |
| *** | A large signed Chinese glass snuff bottle, probably people's Republic of China era, second half 20th century, the rectangular bottle with canted edges hand painted to the interior in muted colours with scenes of maidens amidst swirling clouds and a… | *** |  |
| *** | 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,… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | Three snuff bottles, a horn snuff bottle carved in the shape of a cicada, a reconstituted amber bottle carved with rabbits and a monkey in a landscape setting, and a cushion profile bottle with chilong and dragon motifs, probably resin, length 10.5 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A jade snuff bottle, the slender shouldered bottle with raised panels to all faces, in modulating shades of mottled pale celadon to bright green colours, with a red coral coloured stone lid with brass mounts and spoon | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese glass snuff bottle, early 20th century, of flattened bottle shape, in translucent yellow glass with a hardstone set stopper, the body decorated with wavy horizontal ridges, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, mid 1850s, the cushion shaped cobalt blue bottle with incised marks and scrolling and floral decorations to both faces in white, with a flat green stone stopper. Height 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white porcelain snuff bottle, the cushion-shaped ovoid bottle with sloping shoulders, and applied 'Tassel' handles, carved to both sides with birds amidst bamboo foliage, surmounted by a white domed stopper; impressed seal mark underside. Height… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), of typical form, the domed stopped with integral spoon, decorated to both sides in various bright colours on the pale blue ground with scenes of figures amidst flowering trees and bamboo.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped round bottle raised on a small foot rim in a basket weave pattern throughout in bright semi-opaque red, the neck having a distinctive yellow modulating to red… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of twelve Chinese snuff bottles, mid to late 20th century comprising two double barrel snuff bottles, glass reverse painted, enamel painted ceramic, carved white jade, carved stone, engraved glass, all unmarked, most missing their stoppers.… | *** |  |
| *** | A malachite elephant snuff bottle carved as a caparisoned elephant with lingzhi fungus embellishments, and having a matching malachite lid, height 5.5 cm, width 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, an animated study in high relief of two laughing figures, an elder and a child beneath a gnarled pine tree, with a large chilong clambering up the side, in celadon colours modulating to grey tones, with a pearl style… | *** |  |
| *** | A Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty (late 19th/early 20th century). a round slightly compressed cushion shaped bottle in opaque golden yellow, relief carved in a basket weave pattern and having a key fret design to the neck, surmounted by a… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade snuff bottle, the finely carved snuff bottle of flattened pilgrim form, pale green stone with darker emerald inclusions, with stopper, height 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A mottled jadeite snuff bottle, 20th century, the emerald-splashed jadeite snuff bottle of flattened rounded rectangular form, with an orange agate stopper with brass mounts. Height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle and stopper, of meiping form, decorated with two dragons, one amidst clouds, one at sea, against a brown crackle-glazed ground, with a blue glass stopper, concentric circles to the underside, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jade snuff bottle, Republic period (1912-1949) with a flattened bottle shape body rising from an oval base and surmounted by a short cylindrical neck, the pale green stone with a darker emerald band, with a jade set stopper. Height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved celadon jade snuff bottle, well carved with two sages seated at a table beneath a gnarled pine tree, a lingzhi fungus in relief verso, with pearl style stopper and spoon, height 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese ivory snuff bottles, each of flask form on a low foot, the main sides moulded, one side with incised and stained depiction of reclining figure, the other side with an inscription (a different figure and inscription on each bottle, height… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Peking glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, the overlaid glass bottle of tall cushion form, with sporting dragons in brightly coloured enamels on white glass over a pink glass ground with sand inclusions, with a red stone stopper and… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle and stopper, the flask form snuff bottle, decorated with relief carved continuous dragon motif, a stiff leaf border to the shoulder, with carved stone stopper, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese cameo Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, later 19th to early 20th century, a baluster shaped bottle overlaid in aubergine and cream colours upon a beige opaque ground, well carved with a phoenix flying over a peony flower, and a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion shape and with translucent cobalt blue over textured clear grey and carved with chilongs to the sides and pairs of coins to both faces, and having an… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved overlay glass snuff bottle and stopper, of rounded oval form, carved in relief with a scene of a horse under and prunus tree, the other side with bats over a lotus basket, with seal mark to the side, height 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved lapis lazuli snuff bottle and stopper, the flask form snuff bottle, decorated on one side with relief carved floral motifs and auspicious symbols, height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, of high shouldered ovoid form, the orange red opaque glass continuously carved with various chilongs over a swirling ground, with a patterned copper top; unmarked. Height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A signed antique Japanese ivory snuff bottle, Meiji period, 1868-1912, finely crafted as a small sumo figure riding upon the back of a fish amidst a water garden with other creatures and aquatic plants, inked and with colours, signed underside, height 6.5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ivory snuff bottle, 19th century, carved with bird and floral decoration, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the cushion shaped circular bottle in semi opaque grey carved with bats and central shou medallions, with a bright green and brass stopper; characters underside.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver opium pot and silver snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, the opium pot made as a lidded pot within another shaped as a nut or fruit, finely engraved to the exterior and with a decorative bail; the silver snuff bottle of cushion shape and… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese mother of pearl snuff bottle and stopper, of flattened pebble form, one side carved in relief with a figure, the other side with roundels, with a tiger's eye stopper, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A celadon jade snuff bottle, a square section 'U' shaped bottle with flattened shoulders, depicting three deer in low relief to one face, archaic seal script to the other, with a red stone stopper and attached spoon, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese enamelled glass snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century, of narrow cylindrical form with a hardstone set stopper, the white glass decorated with a dragon and flaming pearls, painted three character mark underside, height 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese turquoise snuff bottle, 20th century, formed of a naturally shaped piece of turquoise, with a hardstone set stopper, height 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A nephrite jade snuff bottle. Utilising the natural form of the oval stone, carved to one face with a jovial bearded elder flanked by lingzhi mushrooms; with a tiny red stone stopper to a small carved interior. Height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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,… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle, mid 20th century. Finely carved to represent an elder figure sitting beneath a pine tree, the top of the broken tree serving as the stopper. Height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese enamelled glass snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century, of flattened flask form with a hardstone set stopper, decorated with fruiting pomegranate branches on a yellow ground, painted three character mark underside, height 8.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silver-cased snuff set, late 19th century, apparently unmarked, the exterior of the slender hexagonal case chased with floral decoration and Chinese characters, its cap enclosing a spoon and pick, suspended on a long silk cord with double tassle… | *** |  |
| *** | 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.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 pairs of bats and having shou medallions to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, 20th century, set in the form of a bat with a smaller bat to the wing and glass stopper. Height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese ivory snuff bottle, early 20th century, the flat rectangular form with short neck, lidded and complete with spoon features a relief figurative scene to front. Height 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century of flattened ovoid shape in yellow and carved with a continuous ripple design, and with a red stone and pearl stopper, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle, the circular cushion profile snuff bottle carved with flowers, buds and a bird, in modulating hues of celadon to bright emerald green with tan inclusions, with a pale jade stopper and spoon, height 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, overlaid clear red on a smoky base, the high shouldered cushion shaped bottle carved with flora and butterflies to one face, and a circle of double gourds to the other, with a red… | *** |  |