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Antique Snuff-bottle with Inside Painting

Antique Snuff-bottle with Inside Painting

Regular price $51.00 USD
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About Snuff-bottle: Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was allowed because the Chinese considered snuff to be a remedy for common illnesses such as colds, headaches and stomach disorders. Therefore, snuff was carried in a small bottle like other medicines. The snuff bottle is comparable to the snuff box used by Europeans. Chinese snuff bottles were typically decorated with paintings or carvings, which distinguished bottles of different quality and value. Decorative bottles were, and remain, time-consuming in their production and are thus desirable for today's collectors. The size of a snuff bottle is small enough to fit nicely inside the palm. The Snuff bottle was made out of glass.

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