A few examples of appraisal values for
SNUFF BOTTLE

• GROUP OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES AND MINIATURE
  GROUP OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES AND MINIATURE PORCELAIN VASESGroup of Chinese Snuff Bottles and Miniature Porcelain Vases,
• GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE YIXING SNUFF BOTTLES
  GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE YIXING SNUFF BOTTLES AND A PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLESTogether with associated stoppers. The largest 3 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. Condition Each with minor wear and in good condition. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• THREE CHINESE CARVED AND STAINED COMPOSITE
  THREE CHINESE CARVED AND STAINED COMPOSITE SNUFF BOTTLESWith synthetic spoons. The largest 3 in. high. Condition Minor wear and in good condition. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE ATTRIBUTED
  INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE ATTRIBUTED TO BI RONGJIU (1874-1925) ???? ????????????: ???????????????????flattened rectangular form with sloppy shoulders, painted with landscape on both sides, dated to the year of Yi Wei, corresponding to 1895AD, signed(1)7.2cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Glasgow
• GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES QING
  GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????????????????????? ? ??????????????? ?????comprising: a gilt-ground famille rose porcelain 'nine lions playing ball' snuff bottle, inscribed with a red mark on the base, 7cm high; a cinnabar-ground famille rose porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, 8.8cm high; and a gilt- and cinnabar lacquer-decorated porcelain 'nine lions playing ball' snuff bottle, 7.7cm high(3)highest: 8.8cmNote: A closely comparable famille rose 'nine lions playing ball' snuff bottle, dated to the Jiaqing period (1796-1820), is in the collection of the Victora & Albert Museum, accession number 'C.1698-1910'. Some similar examples to the cinnabar-ground famille rose porcelain 'dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, which appears to be from the same mould but with a different colour scheme, are all dated to the Jiaqing period, including one from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, sold at Bonham's Hong Kong, 27 May 2012, lot 98.
• FALANGCAI GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG
  FALANGCAI GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG MARK, 19TH-20TH CENTURY ??????? ??? ????????????finely painted in red enamel with a continuous scene of small houses in mountainous landscape, one side inscribed with small seals around, all below a band of ruyi-head clouds in blue, the base inscribed with a four-character Qianlong mark in seal script(1)6.3cm high
• FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE DAUGUANG MARK,
  FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE DAUGUANG MARK, 19TH-20TH CENTURY ??????? ??? ??????????????of flattened form, both sides each painted with a figure within roundels reserved on a turquoise ground decorated with scrolling tendrils, the base inscribed with a four-character Daoguang mark in iron red(1)5.8cm high
• TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLES QING
  TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ??????????????each painted with a dragon amongst clouds on either side, flanked by animal-face handles, with stopper, the base inscribed with a four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue(2)8.2cm high eachProvenance: Private collection, Cambridge
• GROUP OF THREE IRON-RED 'ZHONG KUI'
  GROUP OF THREE IRON-RED 'ZHONG KUI' SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ??????????????each of cylindrical form, painted with Zhong Kui with bats, with stopper, one snuff bottle inscribed with a four-character Qianlong mark in iron-red(3)heights: 8.5cm to 8.8cmProvenance: Private collection, Cambridge
• GROUP OF FOUR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES QING
  GROUP OF FOUR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ????????????????comprising: three green-overlay white glass snuff bottles, respectively carved with crickets, crab and carp, and carps and duck design; and one orange-overlay white snuff bottle carved with carps in lotus pond(4)heights: 6.5cm to 7.6cm
• GROUP OF THREE YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES QING
  GROUP OF THREE YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ??????????????????comprising: two snuff bottles in the form of an ornate elephant, and one snuff bottle carved in low relief of a weaving basket with lotus and leaves, all with red stoppers(3)heights: 6.5cm to 6.7cm
• TWO PURPLE AND BLACK-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF
  TWO PURPLE AND BLACK-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????? ? ???????????????????one purple-overlay white glass 'immortal riding deer' snuff bottle, and one black-overlay white glass 'bat and sanduo' snuff bottle, both with stoppers(2)heights: 6.5cm and 7cm