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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Chinese Snuff Bottles – Sensations in Glass #2
Imperial Yellow I have already mentioned that a wide range of colours was used for glass bottles. Such colours as sapphire blue and ruby red seem to have been the most popular of the earliest ones. However the Emperor Chien-Lung had a favourite colour that he decreed could only be used by the Imperial family [...]
Chinese Snuff Bottles – Sensations in Glass #1
The first bottles we decided to buy that were not carved out of stone were made of glass. A huge range of glass bottles is to be found in all shapes and colours as well as a variety of manufacturing techniques. Much more research is needed in order to date these bottles, but it is [...]
Collecting Chinese Snuff Bottles – Magical Stone Pictures #2
From Flaws To Pictures Everyone I am sure can appreciate such bottles, as the lovely shapes and purity of the stone just cannot fail to impress. What I find even more fascinating is the amazing way they deliberately, brilliantly take advantage of flaws and inclusions often present in the stones. Most Quartz and Jade stones [...]
Collecting Chinese Snuff Bottles – Magical Stone Pictures #1
Over a good many years we have created, though I say it myself, quite an important Snuff Bottle Collection. My wife, thank goodness, shares my interest in these little bottles, but perhaps I should warn you, collecting anything is a bit like a bug, once caught, it is with you for ever and can be [...]