STUNNING PAIR TIBETAN SILVER GLAZED SNUFFERS W/ STANDS
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STUNNING PAIR TIBETAN SILVER GLAZED SNUFFERS W/ STANDS
Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery Item Description: You're bidding on an excellent pair of best quality Tibetan silver glazed snuff bottles *wooden stands included for your bid*. Width is approximately 1-1/2" and the height is approximately 2-1/2" (detail pictures of the exact item as follow), very unique piece don't miss your chance to grab it! 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! Chinese Snuff bottle History Chinese snuff bottle can trace back to middle 1600's.It is an epitome of Chinese art. Chinese paintings, foreign paintings, calligraphy, engrave, inlay, and bowlder, porcelain, lacquer, enamel and metal, etc art all concentrate in snuff bottle. Due to it is exceptional versatility of style, technique and material, all in one small object, as well as the fine craftsmanship, these tiny masterpieces quickly became one of the most notable representations of the use of artistic skill throughout the Qing Dynasty. The snuff comes to China in Longqing Period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, people put snuff into the bottle as medicine. When you want to use it, you can get it from the bottle, it's very convenient. The utensil that is filled with snuff was called "snuff bottle". Snuff is a kind of pharmaceutical preparation which the perfect ground tobacco powder is put into some rare medicinal Herb's-musk, etc. and sealed them into the wax pills and then staled for several different kinds of color, such as dark purple, deep yellow, pale yellow and so on. It tastes mellow and sharp . It is said that it can make eyes bright, refresh, exorcise epidemic disease, invigorate the circulation of blood. During the 1700's snuff increased in popularity among the Chinese, which created a great demand for Snuff Bottles. They became conversation pieces and collectable items almost immediately. Collecting snuff bottles became the newest nationwide habit, and it spread to all of the social classes with the actual snuff-taking, at the very end of the eighteenth century. The finer the snuff bottle, the more respected was its owner. Snuff bottles were made out of every material of which the Chinese knew.This included Gold, Silver, Copper, Porcelain, Bowlder, Coral, Agate, Jade, Crystal, Wood, Bamboo root, gourd, Ivory etc. The snuff bottle not only has a certain practicability, also as an important present in international intercourse. According to the history record, Emperor Kang Xi 58 Year(1719) of Qing Dynasty, Peter the Great of Russia has been deputed to Yisi Mand Luofu as Chinese ambassador. They visited chinese glass factory of Made department in Yangxin Palace after they went to China, and saw lots of fine snuff bottles. The snuff bottles in Qing Dynasty were presents to foreign kings by the Shengzu emperor of Qing Dynasty through foreign ambassadors. All purchased items will be shipped out within 24 hours after the payment is received! Please check out our other current great auctions here! *Excellent Piece! Don't Miss It!* To our dear customers: Gallary_Peak would like to thank you all for visiting our online auctions and store inventory, it's our once a year fall new arrival season again, to show our appreciation for your support we also accept offers on fixed price items, we'll accept all offers as long as the offer is not insulting and topping it off, most of our auctions are now starting with 99 cents with no reserve price, please be noted that even though the starting price is low but that WILL NOT compromise the quality of our product and our great fast service. Again, thank you all so much for all your business! Shipping & Handling Fee U.S /Canadian Address European Address Australian Address Shipping & Handling For This Item (Single) $7.50 $15 $17 Shipping & Handling For Combining with Other(s) $3.50 $8 $8 To calculate: Total shipping fee = Highest single item shipping fee + The rest items' combine shipping fee as stated All combining items MUST be purchased within a period of 7 days. If you see *not recommended* in combining shipping fee meaning item is fragile or item size is too big to combine, then combined shipping won't be available. Please ask if your items are qualified for combined shipping before bidding. Our Outstanding Positive Feedbacks Guarantee Our Best Service And Products! Bid with Confidence! Proud To Be An Ebay Power Seller Interested in more top quality items? Please click the picture below to find out! More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting. 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