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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9986646, member: 2844"]According to my snuff bottle books they are 19th century. Maybe the lesser quality ones were made later, just like lesser quality netsuke. </p><p>Yours is very nice quality though, and I would date her to late 19th.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right about them being curiosities rather than functional bottles, but so are many snuff bottles. They were given as gifts to friends, and even presented as corporate gifts.</p><p>Even today there are many Dutch business people who have received snuff bottles from Chinese business associates. I'm sure you'll find them in the US business world as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9986646, member: 2844"]According to my snuff bottle books they are 19th century. Maybe the lesser quality ones were made later, just like lesser quality netsuke. Yours is very nice quality though, and I would date her to late 19th. You are right about them being curiosities rather than functional bottles, but so are many snuff bottles. They were given as gifts to friends, and even presented as corporate gifts. Even today there are many Dutch business people who have received snuff bottles from Chinese business associates. I'm sure you'll find them in the US business world as well. :eek::hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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