This listing is for a gorgeous Qing Dynasty Peking Glass Round shaped snuff bottle with colorful hand painted enamel decoration of Geishas encompassing both sides of the bottle. The bottle is a beautiful translucent  color with hues of blue/green/pink and yellow. It has a cabochon cut button stopper. The enamel decoration on this bottle is thickly applied with nice details. There is an unidentified signature written within the raised foot ring. 

Measures 31/4" high (to top of bottle), with an overall width of 2 3/8". Weighs 3.2 ounces or 90 grams. 

This nice bottle is in excellent Estate condition with nice painting and no noted flaws. There is a wrap attached to the stopper to keep it in place. Spoon with original attachment to stopper are missing. 

 HISTORY:

DURING THE 17th CENTURY, THE TAKING OF SNUFF BECAME A POPULAR CHINESE PRACTICE. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE CHINESE TO SMOKE TOBACCO, SNUFF WAS CONSIDERED MEDICINAL. ACCORDINGLY, THE SNUFF BOTTLE DEVELOPED IN THE LATTER PART OF THE CENTURY AND WAS BASED ON THE CONCEPTS OF THE CHINESE MEDICINE BOTTLES (YAO PING).

IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY, THE SNUFF BOTTLE BECAME A CABINET BOTTLE AND PURCHASED FOR COLLECTING PURPOSES. MANY OF THESE CABINET BOTTLES WERE NOT WELL HOLLOWED. AT THE SAME TIME, MOTIFS WERE MORE FLAMBOYANT.

 Today, snuff bottles are highly prized and collected worldwide.