Snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Amethyst. Surface

Snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Amethyst. Surface carved with birds and flowers. Matching stopper. 2-1/2".

Amethyst snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with chih lung. Matching stopper. 2.5in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved in relief with Li Po and an inscription. 2in H. Several very small chips on mouth/rim, some possibly part of natural fissures Provenance:

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a rooster and butterfly. 2.25in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a fish. 2.25in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved as a tethered horse and a monkey. 2.25in H. Good, stand affixed, stopper stuck Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved as a pod with peanuts. Jadeite stopper. 2.25in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a cat and butterfly motif. Coral stopper. 2.25in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Coconut snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a butterfly and flowers. Silver mounted. Green stone top. 2.75in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Jasper snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a dragonfly and lotus plants. 2.5in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Rutilated quartz snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with a deer and a bat. Turquoise stopper. 2in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with dragons. Coral and brass stopper. 2.75in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Rock Crystal Snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved with Hsi Hsuang characters. 2-1/2". From the Estate of Jeanette Curuby.

2 snuff bottles. China. 19th century. Surfaces with ornate relief carving. Polychrome decoration to one. One with a Chien Lung mark. Each about 3in. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Carved wooden snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Surface carved in relief with scenes from the life of the T'ang poet Lipo. 3". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Crystal snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Tan colored. Surface carved with a tiger and dragon. Bloodstone stopper. 2.5in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

4 snuff bottles. China. 19th century. Agate. Plain surfaces. 2in.

WELL-CARVED LABRADORITE SNUFF BOTTLEChina, mid-19th- early 20th century. Amethyst stopper collared with malachite inserts to high-shouldered, tapering wall bottle finely carved with birds in pines. 2.

Peking glass snuff bottle. China. 18th/19th century. Imperial yellow color. Surface carved with a scene of the immortals. Emerald green jadeite stopper. 2.75in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Coll

Cameo glass snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Ruby cut to opalescent color. Surface carved with a dragon and phoenix motif. 2.5in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

4 snuff bottles. China. 19th century. Agate. 2 with relief, engraved surfaces. Largest 2in.

China, 19th C., amethyst snuff bottle with motifs from nature, covered with abstract vegetal and animal forms, in a mottled purple hue. Length 2 1/2 in.

China, 19th C., amethyst snuff bottle with motifs from nature, covered with abstract vegetal and animal forms, in a mottled purple hue. Length 2 1/2 in.

China, 19th C., amethyst snuff bottle with motifs from nature, covered with abstract vegetal and animal forms, in a mottled purple hue. Length 2 1/2 in.