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« on: January 03, 2016, 02:56:15 am »

Dear all,

Sharing a copper with silver inlaid bottle inscriptions with accompanying dish. Flat foot and copper spoon.
Made in 1834, DaoGuang period. 6cm Height.

It is a rare piece as it contains a certain fun element to the bottle.

Cheers,
YT


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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2016, 03:01:41 am »

Dear YT,

    What's the 'fun element'? Can you squeeze the bottle to make snuff puff out?
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2016, 03:18:11 am »

Hahaha Joey! I thought a genie is going to rise from the bottle!  Grin Grin
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2016, 07:07:19 am »

Dear YT,

Interesting bottle - I have seen only a few like this over the years. What is the inscription about? Is there one on both sides?

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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2016, 07:13:30 am »

Dear Joey,

It will be difficult to squeeze any snuff out since it cannot hold powder.


Dear Richard,

I have make sure that there is no genie although there is a certain magic here. The dish can disappear.


Dear Tom,

There are two different poems on each side. Also the maker's name and precise date is inscribed.

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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2016, 08:22:37 am »

Very unique metal bottle..  Wonderful to have a matching dish !
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2016, 09:47:17 am »

Dear YT,

Thank you for sharing such an unique bottle, I am wondering how the siliver inlaid applied. After carving?

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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2016, 10:41:50 am »

Dear YT,

    Is it really a snuffbottle-shaped 'carrying case' for a personal snuff dish?
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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2016, 11:44:12 am »

Dear YT,
nice bottle. How do you mean that the dish can disappear? I don’t see a way that could couple it with the bottle, I am wondering how it could be the coupling. I have not found the date on this side, is it on the other side?
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2016, 05:26:18 pm »


Dear YT,

 Thank you for sharing such an interesting bottle

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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2016, 07:58:02 pm »

Dear YT,

    Is it really a snuffbottle-shaped 'carrying case' for a personal snuff dish?
Joey
Dear all,

Secret is revealed and as usual Joey guessed it.

The other side shows a couplet written in cursive-draft script signing off with Sun Xike during the first decade of the chrysanthemum month of the Jiawu year of the Daoguang era.

I cannot post any photos since yesterday as our server could have overloaded!! So please use your imagination on how the snuff bottle is not a bottle but a container with hinges on the foot.  Huh Tongue


Guys, please refrain from posting photos above 300Kb and 800 pixels!! Especially those new to our precious forum, thanks to George.

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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2016, 11:40:11 pm »




I cannot post any photos since yesterday as our server could have overloaded!!

Are you not able to upload pics to the forum YT ?
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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2016, 11:42:22 pm »

I had problems as well by the way...
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2016, 12:10:05 am »


I cannot post any photos since yesterday as our server could have overloaded!!

Are you not able to upload pics to the forum YT ?
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2016, 08:03:22 am »

Trying.... Wow it worked!


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« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2016, 08:36:46 am »

Dear YT,
quite interesting, I didn't know that. Thank you for showing it.
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« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2016, 09:21:57 am »

YT,

This is a first for me as well.  In all the years looking at snuff bottles I've never encountered such snuff dish carrying device.  Very interesting!

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« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2016, 02:36:14 pm »

That is really something !
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« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2016, 04:26:29 pm »

Dear All,

     I must confess - I first saw it in the Kardos Collection in the 1980s!
When I saw it again, I remembered that there was some trick, but couldn't remember what it was.
When YT stated it couldn't hold powder and that the snuff dish could 'disappear', I remembered the
Kardos piece - Ladislas showed it to me over dinner one night, and was quite proud of it.

     Best,
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« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2016, 10:39:13 pm »

Thank you everyone.

Dear Joey,

How did Ladislas describe this bottle?
I am still trying to get the correct description across. Not sure to put this under the bottle category too Huh

Cheers,
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