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Églomisé Reverse Painted Snuff Bottles Set of Five Flowers and Birds
Located in Somis, CA
Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The
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2010s Chinese Bottles

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Agate

Asian Crane Birds Reverse Painted Cut Glass Decorative Bottle with Agate Stopper
Located in New York, NY
A delightful églomisé reverse-painted Chinese decorative snuff bottle, with a captivating scene
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Agate

Elsa Peretti 1981 Tiffany Co Carved Rock Quartz Limited Edition Perfume Bottle
By Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
have long excelled in the carving of hardstones. Peretti's scent-bottle echoes the Chinese hardstone
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Bottles

Materials

Rock Crystal

Chinese Blue Stone Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Turquoise Snuff Bottle
Located in Delft, NL
19th century Chinese turquoise snuff bottle A snuff bottle cut out by hand in turquoise. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Regal Pheasant Wooden Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Carnelian

Chinese White Jade Fisherman Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Jade, Brass

Chinese Lotus Leaf Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Porcelain

Chinese Stone Snuff Bottle with Crouching Tigers
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Stone Snuff Bottle with Crouching Tigers
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Stone

Chinese God of Longevity Agate Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Agate

19th Century Chinese Agate Longevity Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Agate

Chinese Export Jade Peking Glass Enameled Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Jade & Peking glass enameled snuff bottle, with removable jade lid, the finely
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Jade

Late 19th Century Chinese Hair Quartz Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese calligraphy and needs no further decoration. This exquisite snuff bottle is finished with a brass
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Carnelian, Quartz

China Fine Old Snuff Bottle Jumping Fish Lily
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare snuff bottle form. China, a carved cream colored snuff bottle of a jumping fish - a
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Agate

Late 19th Century Chinese Black Stone Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Carnelian, Stone, Silver

Early 19th Century Chinese Blue White Snuff Bottle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century Chinese blue & white snuff bottle. Porcelain; slope shouldered. Qing dynasty
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle w/rabbit
Located in Austin, TX
Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle w/rabbit
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Antique Chinese Opaque Layered Amber Snuff Bottle 18c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese opaque amber snuff bottle, 18th century This very rare opaque amber bottle is with
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures

Antique Pair Chinese Imari Porcelain Snuff Bottles
Located in Norton, MA
Two Chinese porcelain snuff bottles decorated with Imari blue and red hues and sitting figures
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Agate, Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rock crystal snuff bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty of spherical form well-hollowed, carved in low
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Art Glass

China, Realgar Glass Snuff Bottle, Jade Stopper, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
China, Realgar glass snuff bottle, jade stopper, Qing period. 19th century Realgar glass is a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Jade

Chinese Silver Snuff Bottle with Grooming Tools, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Double Fish Enameled Decorated Snuff Bottle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, likely 19th century. An unusual Famille Rose porcelain snuff bottle depicting two
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects

Materials

Porcelain, Rose Quartz

Chinese Carved Agate "Horse and Monkey" Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved agate "Horse and Monkey" snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century Copper-bound
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Antique 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate

Chinese Tibetan White Metal Yin Yang Snuff Bottle
Located in Nottingham, GB
Yin Yang Snuff Bottle
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20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Carved Lapis Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful carved lapis snuff bottle, a deep carving interior.  
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal

Antique Chinese Carved Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful Carved Agate Snuff Bottle, a deep carving interior with an agate cap.  
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate

Antique Chinese Carved Stone Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A Fine and beautiful carved rock crystal snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with an agate cap.  
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Agate, Rock Crystal

Antique Chinese Porcelain Underglaze Blue White BW Snuff Bottle 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in bottle form, painted in underglaze blue and white of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle Cylindrical 18-19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, finely carved with a continuous landscape scene
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Longquan Celadon Glazed Porcelain Snuff Bottle Carved 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Longquan celadon glazed porcelain snuff bottle with carved medallions of blooms and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures

Antique Chinese Carved Turquoise Matrix Buddha Fingered Citron Snuff Bottle 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese carved turquoise snuff bottle, in the shape of Buddha's hand fingered citron with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurines and Sculptures

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Snuff Bottle - 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Snuff Bottle - 19th Century or Earlier.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle Hand Painted Deer Famille Rose, circa 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, hand-painted, Chinese Export, porcelain snuff bottle, circa 1940s. The
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Natural Agate Stone Snuff Bottle Beautiful Striking Colors, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Chinese Export snuff bottle, complete with its top and made from natural agate
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Agate

Pair of Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles with Carnelian Beads, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Snuff, a mixture of powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, was introduced to China by Western
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Agate, Carnelian

19th Century Antique Chinese Multi-Color Overlay Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese multi-color overlay peking glass snuff bottle, measures: 3.25" tall x
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

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Glass

20th Century Chinese Painted Peaking Glass Snuff Bottle with Cinnabar Stopper
Located in Hudson, NY
From the Estate of C. Z. Guest. This snuff bottle made in the last century is a fine decorative
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20th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Glass

Antique Chinese Mottled Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Yellow Blue 19c Qing Dynasty
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese mottled Peking liuli glass snuff bottle, with well distributed spots of yellow on
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fencai 6 Warriors Snuff Bottle 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in baluster form, poly-chrome fencai painted with 6 warrior
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby in Zoisite Stone Snuff Bottle Lotus Republic Period
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese carved ruby in zoisite hardstone snuff bottle, with carved lotus in relief
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Early 20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Chinese Export Snuff Bottle of Natural Agate Stone Spoon Top, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful Chinese Export snuff bottle with a rare hand carved shape, complete with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Agate

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Snuff Bottle Pagoda Qing Jiaqing Mark 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
This fine Chinese porcelain snuff bottle from the Qing Dynasty's Jiaqing period is of a tapered
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Fossil Hardstone Snuff Bottle with Carved Agate Stopper 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese fossil containing hardstone snuff bottle with an agate stopper and hardwood spoon
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Agate

Antique Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Boys Qing Late 19-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle ( IPSB ), both sides hand decorated with 3
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Blue White Qilin Snuff Bottle Early 20c Republic ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in compressed globular form, hand painted in underglaze
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Apocryphal Ye Zhongsan Mid-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, hand painted with figures below a pine tree
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Red Agate Pepper Snuff Bottle with Green Jadeite Stopper 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese carved agate snuff bottle with a carved green jadeite stopper. The intense red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

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Agate, Jade

Chinese Natural Agate Stone Snuff Bottle Hand Carved as a Fish, circa 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Chinese Export snuff bottle hand carved from a natural agate stone in the form
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Agate

Chinese Natural Agate Stone Snuff Bottle Hand Carved with Spoon Top, circa 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Chinese Export snuff bottle, complete with its spoon top and made from a
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Agate

White Jade Snuff Bottle, He Tian Region
Located in Somis, CA
A large snuff bottle in white jade from china's He Tian region. The best white jade in the world
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20th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Carnelian, Jade

Antique Green Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle Jadeite
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, natural spinach jadeite jade snuff bottle from the early 20th century Chinese republic
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Interior-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed with Calligraphy , C. 1864
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Interior-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, signed with calligraphy, C. 1864, very well painted
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Ruby Red Glass Overlay Snuff Bottle Bird Jadeite Top c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
This late Qing to early Republic period snuff bottle is a fine example of ruby red glass overlay on
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Jade

Antique Chinese Carved Stone with Pink Grain Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful carved rock crystal snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with an agate cap.  
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal

Late 19th Century Mandarin Duck Jadeite Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Carnelian, Jade

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Chinese Snuff Bottles For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of Chinese snuff bottles for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, glass and ceramic, all Chinese snuff bottles available were constructed with great care. There are 412 antique and vintage Chinese snuff bottles for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 24 modern editions to choose from as well. Chinese snuff bottles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Chinese snuff bottles are generally popular furniture pieces, but modern, folk art and mid-century modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made Chinese snuff bottles over the years, but those made by Li Yingtao, Zhang Zenlou and Cartier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Chinese Snuff Bottles?

Prices for Chinese snuff bottles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, Chinese snuff bottles begin at $25 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $650.
Questions About Chinese Snuff Bottles
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Snuff bottles are containers designed to hold small amounts of snuff, which is a type of powdered tobacco popularized in China during the Qing Dynasty for its medicinal advantages. Find a variety of antique and modern snuff bottles to shop on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese snuff bottles are decorative containers originally produced during the Qing Dynasty. Their original purpose was to hold powdered tobacco. However, most people use snuff bottles as decorative objects today. You can find a range of Chinese snuff bottles on 1stDibs.