Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottles. The first of cylindrical form with a gently waisted neck and tapered foot, the sides painted with various brocade roundels and the longevity symbol, the base bearing a four-character mark; the second with a short flared neck surmounted on a cylindrical body decorated with a five-clawed dragon pursuing a fiery pearl amidst thunders and clouds, with a six-character mark to the base; the third of ovoid form with a waisted neck and short straight foot, depicting numerous deer in a continuous landscape, with a five-character mark to the base. Circa 19th century. {Height of the first: 3 1/4 inches (8 cm)}. With the original receipt of purchase from Antiques & Collectibles, The Petit China Art Store, Hong Kong, dated July 11th, 1984. Condition: The first and second bottles with broken stoppers.