

A European Private Collection of Snuff Bottles (Lots 525-547)
Lot 530
A COLLECTION OF THREE ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century
12 – 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,500
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A COLLECTION OF THREE ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES
19th century
Comprising: a carved rock crystal 'coin' snuff bottle, of flattened, rounded form with a slightly waisted neck, the well-hollowed bottle carved with the verso and recto of a 1779 Spanish eight-reales coin, stopper; a rock crystal 'bat' snuff bottle, carved in low relief to each side with a large bat wrapped around the bottle, rose quartz stopper; and a rock crystal bottle of rounded rectangular form incised with a bird in flight beside bamboo and prunus, with bats suspending chimes to each side at the shoulders, jadeite stopper.
The tallest bottle 7.6cm (3in) high. (6).
Comprising: a carved rock crystal 'coin' snuff bottle, of flattened, rounded form with a slightly waisted neck, the well-hollowed bottle carved with the verso and recto of a 1779 Spanish eight-reales coin, stopper; a rock crystal 'bat' snuff bottle, carved in low relief to each side with a large bat wrapped around the bottle, rose quartz stopper; and a rock crystal bottle of rounded rectangular form incised with a bird in flight beside bamboo and prunus, with bats suspending chimes to each side at the shoulders, jadeite stopper.
The tallest bottle 7.6cm (3in) high. (6).
Footnotes
十九世紀 水晶鼻煙壺一組三件