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About Antique Snuff Bottles

While most Europeans packaged snuff in boxes or tins, the Chinese put great care and craftsmanship into making beautifully ornamented snuff bottles from the mid 1600s through the mid 1900s. Made from a range of materials including glass, porcelain, jade, stone, and metal, they were considered popular gifts (and often bribes) by Chinese high society.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Chinese Snuff Bottle Collector Vincent Fausone, Jr.

In 1978, I found a snuff bottle and didn’t know what it was. It intrigued me, so I bought it. Then I found… [more]

An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey

My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we s… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Antique Ball Jars

One of the most common fruit jars ever produced is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from betw… [more]



Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society

International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society

This simple site features a beautiful collection of antique Chinese snuff bottles. Start on the categories page, wh… [read review or visit site]

Inside Painted Snuff Bottles

Inside Painted Snuff Bottles

This site is a great showcase for hundreds of beautifully detailed inside painted snuff bottles - featuring artwork… [read review or visit site]

Hall of Jades

Hall of Jades

The Field Museum houses an informative, permanent exhibition dedicated to Jade. Browse the highlights of the exhibi… [read review or visit site]

Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [read review or visit site]

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famo… [read review or visit site]

Diggersdiary.co.uk

Diggersdiary.co.uk

This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique… [read review or visit site]

Bottle Cap Index

Bottle Cap Index

Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]

Plopsite.de

Plopsite.de

Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [read review or visit site]

Old Spice Collectibles

Old Spice Collectibles

Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott… [read review or visit site]


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Sterling Snuff Bottle Necklace Chain Pendant Taxco Mex.$80.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 1 watcher
Cinnabar 19th Century Snuff Bottle$30.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Funny Brown Agate Snuff Bottle$26.25 Ends in 2 hours 9 bids
Red & Black Agate Snuff Bottle$26.00 Ends in 2 hours 6 bids 5 watchers
Early Snuff Bottle, Smooth Base$26.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 11 watchers
Sale - Blue Fused Quartz Snuff Bottle $25.71 Ends in 19 hours 4 bids 8 watchers
Mini Peking Glass Snuff Bottle - Star / Meteor Shower$24.49 Ends in 24 mins 12 bids 3 watchers
Rare Chinese Jade Carved Snuff Bottle&frog,flower$23.90 Ends in 57 mins 1 bid 6 watchers
Chinese Enameled Glass Snuff Bottle $23.49 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 5 watchers
Lot Of 2 Vintage Carved Snuff Bottles$21.00 Ends in 22 hours 5 bids 2 watchers
Sale - Master Inner Painted Snuff Bottle-tiger & Rabbit$20.96 Ends in 19 hours 4 bids 7 watchers
Sale-master Inner Painted Snuff Bottle - Girl-waterfall$20.78 Ends in 21 hours 7 bids 3 watchers
Antique Rare Natural Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle 111$20.50 Ends Monday 7 bids 3 watchers
Lenon Jade Snuff Bottle$20.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 4 watchers
Vintage Sterling Silver Amethyst Perfume Snuff Bottle$19.99 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 7 watchers
Chalcedony Crystalloid Agate Snuff Bottle$19.49 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 7 watchers
Red Peking Glass??Snuff Bottle$18.27 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 7 watchers
Egg Shape Flower Pattern Cloisonne Snuff Bottle & Stan$18.00 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 3 watchers
Agate Person Figure??Snuff Bottle$17.49 Ends in 2 hours 9 bids
Sale - Wonderful Aubergine/pinkish Opal Snuff Bottle $17.42 Ends in 20 hours 3 bids 5 watchers
Elder&landscape Carving Nephrite Jade Snuff Bottle$17.38 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 2 watchers
Green Agate Fish Figure??Snuff Bottle$16.00 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 2 watchers
Longevity Elder&bat Carving Nephrite Jade Snuff Bottle$16.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 1 watcher
Fluorite Snuff Bottle$15.05 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 7 watchers
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle- Fish & Lotus Overlays$14.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Carved Carp Fish & Lily On Amber Snuff Bottle - Stand$14.45 Ends in 20 hours 6 bids 11 watchers
Floater Black Banded Crystalloid Agate Snuff Bottle$14.25 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 4 watchers
White & Pink Porcelain Dragon & Phoenix??Snuff Bottle$14.18 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 1 watcher
Natural Red Picture Jasper Snuff Bottle$13.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 5 watchers
Tigereye Person Figure??Snuff Bottle$13.49 Ends in 2 hours 8 bids 7 watchers
Sale - Vase Shaped Dark Jade Stone Snuff Bottle - Stand$13.37 Ends in 18 hours 4 bids 7 watchers
Snowflake Stone Snuff Bottle$13.37 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 5 watchers
Longevity Elder Carving Nephrite Jade Snuff Bottle$13.37 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 1 watcher
Sale -overlay Red Basket Of Fruit On Glass Snuff Bottle$13.29 Ends in 19 hours 4 bids 5 watchers
Chinese Copper Cloisonne Enamel 18/19th C. Snuff Bottle$12.85 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 17 watchers
Crystalloid Agate Snuff Bottle$12.50 Ends in 2 hours 7 bids 6 watchers
Handcarved Red Coral Snuff, Opium, Perfume Bottle$12.50 Ends Tuesday 10 bids 4 watchers
Old Chinese Silver Carved Snuff Bottle Monkey W/ Peach$12.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 13 watchers
Antique Brass Snuff Bottle Amulet W Spoon Handcrafted$12.50 Ends in 20 hours 3 bids 9 watchers
Green Jade Stone Carved Snuff Bottle Cicada$12.38 Ends in 25 mins 2 bids 1 watcher
Chinese Carve Fish Snuff Bottle ????????????????  $12.01 Ends Monday 8 bids 4 watchers
Floater Agate Snuff Bottle W/foo Rings On Shoulders$11.61 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 4 watchers
Perfect Hill& House Cloisonne Snuff Bottle& Stand$10.83 Ends in 17 mins 8 bids 2 watchers
Kambaba Jasper Snuff Bottle$10.83 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 6 watchers
Sale - Master Inner Painted Snuff Bottle - Girl & Music$10.81 Ends in 18 hours 3 bids 8 watchers
Sale - Unusual Coloured Jade Stone Snuff Bottle - Stand$10.81 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 5 watchers
Chinese White Jade Stone Carved Tiger Snuff Bottle$10.51 Ends in 1 hour 2 bids 2 watchers
Excellent Crane& Money Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle$10.50 Ends in 31 mins 2 bids 4 watchers
Chinese Coral Sculp Monkey Snuff Bottle ????????????????  $10.50 Ends in 22 hours 9 bids 3 watchers
Rare Chinese Jade Cabbage Design Snuff Bottle $10.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
Ruby Zoisite Snuff Bottle$10.50 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 6 watchers
Inside-drawing Dragon Snuff Bottle$10.49 Ends in 2 hours 6 bids
White Jade Stone Elephant & Person Snuff Bottle$10.49 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 1 watcher
Squash Form Quartz Snuff Bottle$10.00 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Chinese Antique Glass Snuff Bottle$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Vaseline Glass Snuff Bottle$9.99 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 6 watchers

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