Interior painted snuff bottle. China. Ca. 1920. Well hollowed agate with a scene from a novel.

Interior painted snuff bottle. China. Ca. 1920. Well hollowed agate with a scene from a novel. Signed Yeh Chung San. 2in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Interior painted rock crystal snuff bottle. China. Ca. 1909. Signed Chen Chung San. Village scene. 2.5in H. Crack. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Interior painted rock crystal snuff bottle. China. Early 20th century. Signed Yeh Chung San. Scene from a novel. 2.5in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

Early 20th century, well-hollowed glass snuff bottle, painted on the interior with a scene of scholars, and a meiren on horseback. Height 4.5 cm. (1 3/4 in.)

Shadow agate snuff bottle. China. 19th century. Scene of a hawk and the sun. Well hollowed. 2in H. Provenance: The Mitchell Bistany Collection.

THREE CHINESE CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES. Each of ovoid form carved with a scene of birds and pine trees. The interiors well hollowed and with polished agate caps. Height 3 inches (7.5 cm). SHI

A WELL-HOLLOWED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Of spade form, raised on a flat foot and surmounted by a cylindrical neck. The translucent stone of a deep honey tone with icy inclus

An Inside Painted Agate Snuff Bottle 玻璃内畫蓮塘圖鼻烟壺 the translucent stone flecked amber and well-hollowed to slightly square form, wit

Well painted with the scene of Joseph escaping the advances of Zukelia, wife of Potifar, in a European interior with columns. The half-naked woman tries to restrain the young man, above the door there

Jade, jadeite China, Late Qing dynasty Rounded rectangular form Dimensions (height without stopper): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) Very well hollowed Very good condition Estimate: $10,000-$15,000 <

AN AGATE AND CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the stone with bands of agate in brown, gray, white and ochre

White jade China, 19th Century Meiping vase form, very well polished A boy is embracing the covered vase, along with the carved prunus tree Well hollowed Subtle black hue on the jade stopper Dimension

The bottle of ovoid form and well hollowed, shaped in the form of jujube, the body carved in relief using the lighter portion of the stone as a cameo with peanuts in their shells, with coral stopper.

A CARVED BROWN AND WHITE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a slightly concave mouth, and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the honey-brown s

A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of rectangular form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the honey-brown stone with darker

AN AGATE 'CRICKET' SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of squared form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the gray stone with dark green inclus

A RARE CARVED CORAL SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1800 Of elongated, ovoid form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved inset oval foot, well-hollowed, the vivid pink and white ston

A RARE BLUE DECAGONAL JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE Probably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1780-1820 Of decagonal form with a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved flat foot, well-hollowed,

AN EXCEPTIONAL CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE Possibly imperial, 1750-1800 Of even white tone, of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval foot, very well-hollowed, one main side

A PUDDINGSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of ovoid form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck and with a flat oval foot, well-hollowed, the mushroom-colored matrix suffused with striking irregular

A white jade pebble snuff bottle, 18th-19th century finely carved with fruiting leafy branches with russet highlights, well hollowed. 6cm high PROVENANCE: The property

AN 'EGGPLANT' JADE SNUFF BOTTLE Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1750-1800 The even white stone carved in the form of a ripe eggplant with a spinach-green jade calyx, very well-hollowed;

A WHITE 'BASKET-WEAVE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLE Probably imperial, 1750-1800 Of white tone, of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed through a small mouth

A FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860 Of flattened, rounded form with a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved concave oval foot, very well-hollowed, the dark gray stone with small circu