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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 93887, member: 45&quot;]When the actual use of snuff bottles was at its peak, both in Europe and China, nearly everyone had one, that they used on a daily basis.&nbsp; It was therefore handled a lot.&nbsp; You wouldn&#039;t want a rough, sharp, or scratchy one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Like Japanese netsuke, it was valued both for its functional, and aesthetic, features.&nbsp; Even today, to collectors, the smooth, tactile quality is often part of the appeal.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think there would have been much demand for one like this, with its pitted surface, regardless of the visual appeal.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>Potters tend to make what sells, and functional potters make what the buying public wants.&nbsp; The only use this one might have would be to someone trying to kick the habit.&nbsp; (&quot;Dang bottle, cut my hand again! That&#039;s it...no more snuff!&quot;)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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