A LARGE GROUP OF SNUFF BOTTLES China Agate/lacquer/silver etc.. H. 4-10.3 cm. Including 30 snuff bottles made of different kinds of material like agate, silver or by using technique like lac burgauté. With traces of use, partially chipped, stoppers partially missing. lost. Provenance: From an old private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia. A LARGE CONVOLUME OF SNUFFBOTTLE China agate/lacquer/silver etc.. H. 4-10.3 cm. The collection comprises 30 snuffbottles made of various materials such as agate, silver or manufactured with techniques such as lac burgauté. Partly worn, with signs of use, some stoppers lost. Provenance: From an old private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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