#snuff bottles

Snuff Bottles

China

Some more Chinese snuff bottles - this time courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

1) Millefleur, Thouand Flowers, (1644-1911). Opaque white glass with enamel and gilt decoration; jadeite stopper with ivory spoon.

2) Opaque pink glass shading to white; green glass stopper with enamel decoration, pearl finial, and ivory spoon (late 18th to early 19th century).

3) Egret and Lotus (18th century). Bubble-suffused glass overlaid with red glass relief decoration; white and green jade and red glass stopper with ivory spoon.

4) Copper with enamel decoration; copper stopper; ivory spoon (1715-1722).

5) Amethyst, tourmaline and amber stopper (1644-1911).

6) Crickets (1821-1850). Opaque white glass with enamel decoration; pink tourmaline and yellow glass stopper with ivory spoon.

7) Porcelain with enamel relief and gilt decoration; green-stained ivory stopper with ivory spoon (1736-1795).

8) Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration; jadeite stopper (1736-1795).

9) Mythical figures and Creatures (19th century). Porcelain with underglaze red and blue decoration; metal lid.

10) Blossom, Pine Trees with Butterfly (1767-1860). Colourless glass with enamel decoration; tourmaline and glass stopper with ivory spoon.

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