Chinese snuff bottles rank amongst the finest examples of the decorative arts of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). During the late 17th and 18th centuries snuff-taking was one of the most popular court indulgences and the finest craftsmen were charged with producing small snuff-containers of the most exquisite quality in every conceivable material. This catalogue illustrates and discusses more than 400 snuff bottles, including many of the very rare examples enamelled on glass and copper within the Palace workshops. There are ...
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Chinese snuff bottles rank amongst the finest examples of the decorative arts of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). During the late 17th and 18th centuries snuff-taking was one of the most popular court indulgences and the finest craftsmen were charged with producing small snuff-containers of the most exquisite quality in every conceivable material. This catalogue illustrates and discusses more than 400 snuff bottles, including many of the very rare examples enamelled on glass and copper within the Palace workshops. There are complete sections illustrating almost all the known varieties of snuff bottle, including those made of jade, hardstone, and semi-precious materials such as coral, porcelain and metal. These varieties are discussed within the context of Chinese decorative arts as a whole and this book finishes with a section describing a group of bottles with scenes painted on the interior. This catalogue has been published to accompany an exhibition opening at the British Museum in June 1995.
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Add this copy of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and to cart. $69.00, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by British Museum Press.
Add this copy of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and to cart. $69.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by British Museum Press.
Add this copy of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and to cart. $72.00, new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by British Museum Press.
Add this copy of Chinese Snuff Bottles to cart. $85.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by British Museum Press.
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Fine in very good(+) jacket. Illustrated profusely in color. 433 pages. Thick 4to, green cloth, d.w. (edgeworn, scuffed). London: British Museum Press, (1995). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
Add this copy of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and to cart. $200.00, like new condition, Sold by Exquisite Corpse Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by British Museum Press, London.
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Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. Inscribed by the Collectors. 665 pages. Mammoth hardcover, bound in forest green cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Inscribed in ink on the title page by the collectors Mary and George Bloch to the previous owner. Otherwise, there is some handling wear to the dustjacket, now encased in a Mylar sleeve. The binding is tight and solid, the edges and corners of the boards are sharp, and the interior is (aside from the aforementioned inscriptions) clean and unmarked. Texts in English. Illustrated.
