A group of five snuff bottles
A group of five snuff bottles
19th century and later
Including three glass bottles: one imitating white jade, one of deep purple color, the third a clear glass bottle suffused with a brown swirling pattern; the fourth a plain rose quartz bottle of compressed globular form; the fifth a rock crystal bottle undercut and carved in high relief with birds and blossoming trees rising from rocks.
1 7/8 to 2 1/8in (4.8 to 5.4cm) high
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A group of five snuff bottles
19th century and later
Including three glass bottles: one imitating white jade, one of deep purple color, the third a clear glass bottle suffused with a brown swirling pattern; the fourth a plain rose quartz bottle of compressed globular form; the fifth a rock crystal bottle undercut and carved in high relief with birds and blossoming trees rising from rocks.
1 7/8 to 2 1/8in (4.8 to 5.4cm) high