Message #42484

[Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司]

Dear Tom,

   Thank you. I stand corrected. But I could use it for giving out snuff in Synagogue, if I didn't have my 'Burning Bush' bottle from Giovanni. That has replaced my 18th C. Imperial Ivory bottle, which I leave in my Collection now; and the modern quartz, Art Deco style bottle I bought in 2001 just before the Houston convention from an Israeli who'd bought it in Shanghai in late Sept.2001.
Best,
Joey

I must admit, I think of iron as a metal, not as a mineral.
 

Dear Joey,

Iron is the metal which man extracts from iron ore, the ore being a natural mineral.

Yes there are genuine snuff bottles still being produced for use. But I can say immediately that Cathy's bottle was not made for the Mongolian market. Their aesthetic preferences are totally different.

Best,
Tom