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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 4541318, member: 10944"]I was watching a talk given by some snuff bottle experts the other day. I don’t know precisely what era they thought this trend ended but they mentioned it’s pretty rare to find a true antique snuff bottle with its original matching stopper. I always wondered about that as I saw beautiful snuff bottles cross the auction block. Many with bright coral and handsome jade stoppers. While they looked great they didn’t look cohesive. Turns out an original matching stopper adds real value and is rare. Collectors typically have to find a spare stopper they like. Obv this has been done to many examples that now hit the market but early collectors had to I guests Obviously there must be a cut off period where it stops being rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 4541318, member: 10944"]I was watching a talk given by some snuff bottle experts the other day. I don’t know precisely what era they thought this trend ended but they mentioned it’s pretty rare to find a true antique snuff bottle with its original matching stopper. I always wondered about that as I saw beautiful snuff bottles cross the auction block. Many with bright coral and handsome jade stoppers. While they looked great they didn’t look cohesive. Turns out an original matching stopper adds real value and is rare. Collectors typically have to find a spare stopper they like. Obv this has been done to many examples that now hit the market but early collectors had to I guests Obviously there must be a cut off period where it stops being rare.[/QUOTE]
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