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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 357389, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, that is what I would expect. The spoons on these are generally gilded brass, just like the bottle itself. The enamel is polished, which makes it so tactile.</p><p>On snuff bottles of this type and age the spoons are not really that important for determination. The older ones often have different styles spoons and stoppers, sometimes replacements, like on the two Ming style cloisonné ones above.</p><p>The spoons on your style bottle are just little marvels to take out once in a while and admire. Everything is cute about this type, and that is one of the reasons why I collect snuff bottles, they are all miniature examples of Chinese art styles and techniques. If you have a good eye and a bit of luck, you can build up a collection of the styles from almost the entire Qing dynasty and after.</p><p>The price is perfect, some of these cost more. And it looks in perfect condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t be surprised to find good bottles in Texas, btw, I bought some very nice ones from a Texan collector years ago. This chalcedony swan with a lotus leaf and a malachite stopper from the other thread was one of them:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/upload_2018-1-3_13-26-11-jpeg.106121/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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