East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic period, ca. late 19th to mid 20th century CE. A charming pair of glass and stone bottles with removable silver lids and attached spatula scoops. Both bottles are a petite size with rounded and thick bodies that rest on flat bases. The smaller is comprised of brilliant red and yellow marbled glass with a 95% silver rim and a bovine bone spatula attached to the stopper. The orange piece inlaid on the top, may be an old replacement for a stone or coral piece that once adorned the lid. The other bottle is comprised of a creamy beige quartz stone and features two stylized maskette faces on the sides. The lid has a 96% silver rim and spatula with a coral stone inlaid on the top. Snuff bottles such as these would contain powdered tobacco to use as a medicinal remedy. Size of large bottle: 1.75" W x 2.75" H (4.4 cm x 7 cm); small bottle: 1.675" W x 2.375" H (4.3 cm x 6 cm)

Provenance: private Virginia, USA collection

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The stopper lid on larger bottle has some small nicks and chips to green rim and dark patina on the silver. Red bottle lid has minor nicks to rim, and the red piece on top is a replaced plastic piece with traces of adhesive residue. The vessels of both are in fine condition.