Available is this (what I believe to be from my research), an 18th or 19th Century Napoleonic Era Prisoner of War Carved Totemic Storage or Snuff Bottle. I’m not an expert in this area, but the designs have a Eurocentric theme and it looks like many of the carvings for which I could find images. […]
A Qing dynasty carved in relief rock crystal snuff bottle. The bottle is very well-hollowed of compressed oval form and crafted out of a flawless and transparent piece of rock crystal. The carvings are incised on each side and depict 5 flying bats flying among stylized cloud like patterns. The French silver base and stopper […]
A Qing dynasty carved in relief rock crystal snuff bottle. The bottle is very well-hollowed of compressed oval form and crafted out of a flawless and transparent piece of rock crystal. The carvings are incised on each side and depict 5 flying bats flying among stylized cloud like patterns. The French silver base and stopper […]