Name: A Rare Carved Agate Dragon Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1144409
Price: 775 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

For Sale by Sandbanks Antiques

Description

A Rare Carved Agate Dragon Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty

Late 19th early 20th Century

Height inc stopper:- 6.5cm approx

Private UK Collection

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Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Carved Agate Snuff Bottle to the 19th Century.

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SA1144409

Description

A Rare Carved Agate Dragon Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty

Late 19th early 20th Century

Height inc stopper:- 6.5cm approx

Private UK Collection

Date of Manufacture

Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Carved Agate Snuff Bottle to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1144409

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Sandbanks Antiques

Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2025

Specialising in antique silver, gold boxes, gold coins and objects de vertu. Rare fine-quality imperial chinese porcelain, jades, cloisonné

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Snuff bottles were manufactured during the Qing Dynasty to hold powdered tobacco, evolving into status symbols carved from precious minerals such as agate, jade, and chalcedony.

Craftsmen utilised natural agate, hollowing out the interior using specialised hand drills and intricately carving low-relief motifs that incorporated the stones natural inclusions.

Authentic Qing Dynasty agate bottles feature hollowed interiors displaying hand-tooling marks, natural mineral inclusions, soft wear around the foot rim, and period-appropriate stopper fittings.

These small decorative objects are best displayed on a mantelpiece, inside a glass cabinet, or alongside other Asian works of art on a sideboard.

Wipe the agate surface gently with a soft microfibre cloth and avoid chemical cleaners or ultrasonic baths, which can loosen stoppers and damage metal collars.