![EXQUISITE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE ENAMEL ON COPPER BOYS QIANLONG MARK: THE EXQUISITE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE IS SO BEAUTIFULLY ENAMELED ON COPPER, FEATURING BOYS, PEACHES, BAT AND MUCH OTHER DETAIL. THE BOTTLE IS 2.6 INCHES TALL. IT BEARS A QIANLONG MARK. STANDS ARE FOR DIS](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180298175_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718673123)
Metal Snuff Bottles
![EXQUISITE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE ENAMEL ON COPPER BOYS QIANLONG MARK: THE EXQUISITE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE IS SO BEAUTIFULLY ENAMELED ON COPPER, FEATURING BOYS, PEACHES, BAT AND MUCH OTHER DETAIL. THE BOTTLE IS 2.6 INCHES TALL. IT BEARS A QIANLONG MARK. STANDS ARE FOR DIS](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180298175_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718673123)
![FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE ENAMEL EUROPEAN SUBJECT QIANLONG MARK: THE FINE EUROPEAN SUBJECT SNUFF BOTTLE IS DATED QIANLONG. THE QUALITY IS OUTSTANDING. THE COLOR COMBINATION AS WELL. IT IS 2.5 INCHES TALL. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY, NOT INCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE S](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180298176_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718673258)
![CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE EUROPEAN SUBJECT ENAMEL ON COPPER QIANLONG MARK: THE FINE CHINESE ENAMELED SNUFF BOTTLE WITH EUROPEAN SUBJECTS IS 2.5 INCHES LONG. IT BEARS A QIANLONG MARK. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY, NOT INCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. PROPERTY OF A FLORIDA COL](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180298190_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718674863)
![FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE ENAMEL ON COPPER BIRDS PEONIES QIANLONG MARK: THE FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE IS ENAMELED SO EXQUISITELY, WITH A LOVELY DETAILED SCENE OF BIRDS AND PEONIES. THE BOTTLE IS 2 INCHES TALL AND 2" WIDE. IT IS MARKED QIANLONG. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180325104_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718731687)
![CHINESE ENAMEL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE WITH ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF DISH: THE MILK GLASS CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE IS ENAMELED WITH TWO IMAGES OF A CHILD READING. THE SNUFF DISH IS ENAMELED ON COPPER WITH AN IMAGE OF A CHILD SEATED IN THE GRASS. THE BOTTLE IS 2.8 INCHES TALL. ST](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180401255_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718757197)
![SUPERB CHINESE MONGOLIAN STYLE SNUFF BOTTLE NATURAL CORAL: THE SUPERB BRASS SNUFF BOTTLE IS INLAID ALL AROUND WITH NATURAL CORAL AND TURQUOISE. THE BRASS IS FINELY ETCHED. THE BOTTLE IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IT IS 2.8 INCHES TALL. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY, N](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180401246_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718756934)
![A FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835406_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717965226)
![A FOUR-COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS 'GOLDFISH' SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835373_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717776992)
![A YELLOW OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717781151)
![A YELLOW OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835378_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717781280)
![A PINK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835377_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717781133)
![A QING WHITE GLASS ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835375_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717779641)
![A TURQUOISE-GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835374_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717779149)
![A RARE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/179462572_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770827)
![A YANGCAI SNUFF BOTTLE: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835407_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717965837)
![A YANGCAI SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835405_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717966297)
![A RED OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS 'CRANE' SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835372_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717777238)
![SUPERB CHINESE ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE CHILDREN IMMORTALS QIANLONG MARK: THE SUPERB ENAMELED CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE FEATURES IMMORTALS WITH CHILDREN AND A DEER. IT BEARS A QIANLONG MARK. IT IS 2.9 INCHES TALL. THE BOTTLE IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY O](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180406709_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718764689)
![EXQUISITE CHINESE ENAMEL ON COPPER BOYS ELDERS SNUFF BOTTLE QIANLONG MARK: THE VERY FINE ENAMELED CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE IS SO BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED WITH IMAGES OF BOYS AND ELDERS, WITH MANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE BOTTLE IS MARKED WITH THE QIANLONG DATE MARK. IT HAS ACARNELIAN](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180406710_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718764785)
![FINE ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLE 18C: THE FINE CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLE IS EXQUISITELY DETAILED. IT EXEMPLIFIES THE EXQUISITE QUALITY AND REFINEMENT OF THE QIANLONG PERIOD. THE BACKGROUND IS IN FAMILLE NOIR STYLE. THERE ARE TWO IMAG](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180406268_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718764209)
![FINE ANTIQUE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE CLOISONNE IMPERIAL DRAGON: THIS FINE ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNE SNUFF BOTTLE IS DEPICTS AN IMPERIAL DRAGON ON YELLOW GROUND. IT IS 2.4 INCHES TALL. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY, NOT INCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. PROPERTY OF A](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180406711_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718764917)
![A YELLOW OVERLAY TRANSLUCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/178835408_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717966082)
![CHINESE ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE BIRDS PEONIES QIANLONG MARK: A FINE CHINESE ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE, IN BLUE AND WHITE, BIRDS PEONIES PATTERN. THE BOTTLE IS SO BEAUTIFULLY ENAMELED WITH A VERY FINE FINELY DETAILED DESIGN. A MASTERFUL WORK OF ART. THE BOTT](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180433250_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718831636)
![BEAUTIFUL CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE ENAMEL ON COPPER PEOPLE QIANLONG MARK: THE BEAUTIFULLY CHINESE ENAMELED SNUFF BOTTLE IS 2.6 INCHES TALL. IT BEARS A QIANLONG MARK. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY, NOT INCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. PROPERTY OF A FLORIDA COLLECTOR. WE COMBI](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6807/332136/180432879_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718827685)
News about Metal Snuff Bottles
![Bronze Viking die found by metal detectorist tops $19K at auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Norfolk-Urnes-Credit-Noonans-1-1.jpg)
Bronze Viking die found by metal detectorist tops $19K at auction
LONDON – An 11th-century bronze Viking die that was discovered in a field in Norfolk, England by a metal detectorist achieved a hammer price of £15,000 (about $19,300) at the Noonans Mayfair auction house on July 18 in its Ancient Coins and Antiquities sale. It was bought by a collector in the UK.
![Celtic fertility figure discovered by metal detectorist could score at auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-2.39.14-PM.png)
Celtic fertility figure discovered by metal detectorist could score at auction
LONDON – A Celtic fertility figure discovered last year in England by a metal detectorist will be offered at Noonans in a two-day sale of Ancient Coins and Antiquities on Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9 with an estimate of £800-£1,200 (about $962-$1,443).
![Huge metal shark sculpture commands attention at Roland, Jan. 7](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RISK-Shark-mixed-metal-sculpture-from-the-Face-Your-Fears-series.-Estimate-100-150000.-1.jpg)
Huge metal shark sculpture commands attention at Roland, Jan. 7
GLEN COVE, N.Y. – A monumental 18-foot-long shark sculpture by contemporary artist RISK (aka Kelly Graval) will take center stage at the first sale of 2023 presented by Roland Auctions NY, which will take place Saturday, January 7. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Metal of Honor exhibition concludes its run in Boston, Jan. 16](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Metal-of-Honor_ISGM-Installation-5_SeeFullCredit-1.jpg)
Metal of Honor exhibition concludes its run in Boston, Jan. 16
BOSTON – Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art, on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) through January 16, 2023, explores how painters across centuries have used gold to honor and commemorate their subjects. The exhibition features works by legendary Renaissance master Simone Martini, juxtaposing his devotional paintings with portraits by […]