Tobacco bottles were made from various materials: porcelain, jade, ivory, wood, glass, etc. A very small spoon was usually attached to the bottle to extract the snuff.
Two carved agate tobacco bottles, the first with two quails sitting on deciduous branches next to a vase of grains, the second with the image of a frog on a lotus leaf, the height of the largest is 6.4 cm, 19th-20th century.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the tradition of snuffing tobacco became part of a social ritual. It was common to offer a pinch of tobacco as a greeting to friends and relatives. Over time, tobacco bottles began to be made from valuable materials. decorated with elaborate carvings, they became a sign of status and wealth. And now these miniature works of Chinese masters are a coveted object of collecting.
Aquamarine tobacco bottle depicting a dragon chasing a flaming pearl among the clouds 5 cm high 19th century.Carved agate tobacco bottle depicting two horses on a yellow-green background: one is walking along a rock to a pine tree, and the other is resting with lotuses – a popular plot of the classical school Official School (1740-1850), height 6.8 cm, XVIII – XIX century .Carved Brazilian agate tobacco bottles with carnelian white agate and coral lids height 9.5 cm.Three carved agate tobacco bottles the bottle cap on the left is carved from coral the bottles on the right have a cap in the shape of a lion carved from agate the height of the largest is 6 cm.Three carved agate tobacco bottles height 6 cm 19th century.Carved agate tobacco bottles depicting scholars and their servants in pine groves and with a lone scholar contemplating a crescent moon 6 cm high 19th 20th century.Two carved agate tobacco bottles height 6.5 cm 19th 20th century.Two carved agate tobacco bottles depicting fish 5 cm high 18th 19th century.Four carved agate and rock crystal tobacco bottles Qing Dynasty crystal bottle height 6.8 cm 19th 20th century.An agate tobacco bottle depicting a fisherman sitting on a rock and catching fish in a lotus pond is a very popular subject of the Official School 1740 1850 height 6.4 cm 18th 19th century.Agate tobacco bottle depicting jujube peanut and mushrooms height 6 cm 19th century.Two carved agate tobacco bottles depicting a monkey on a rock holding a peach and a monkey riding a horse the height of the maximum is 5.3 cm.Agate carved tobacco bottle depicting a parrot on a flowering tree height 5.2 cm Official School 1730-1850.Jadeite tobacco bottle depicting a blossoming branch height 6 cm 1880-1950.Three carved tobacco bottles two of chalcedony one of rock crystal maximum height 7 cm 19th century.Three carved tobacco bottles two of agate one of yellow jade the height of the largest is 7 cm 19th century.Two carved tobacco bottles made of dark green jade and lace agate the height of the largest is 6.7 cm 1780 1850.Carved tobacco bottle “Marmalade and peanuts” made of honey-colored flattened egg-shaped stone with the image of three peanuts, the corrugated carved shape symbolizes marmalade, tiger’s eye cork, height 4.9 cm, XVIII-XIX century.
