We seem to agree on potentially late 19th. However, I am off on 60s/70s. Can you please explain why? Always looking to learn more...
Hi Pat,
This is just my opinion, so you are at liberty to disagree.
There are some anomalies in the features of this bottle. The overall shape, degree of hollowing and quality of finish are similar to what I'd expect to see on a 19th century bottle. And the foot rim is very convincing. (You may remember a bottle I showed you recently with a foot rim like this.)
Almost all of the quartz bottles I have seen from the 1960s and 70s are well below this standard, and were not attempting to fake something old. They have a certain rustic charm, and I bought quite a number at the time.
It is only since the value of snuff bottles began to rise significantly in the early 1990s that workshops made efforts to raise the quality, with the intention of passing them off as older bottles. So, when I see a bottle like the one Brian posted, I tend to date it either as late 19th to early 20th century, or post-1990.
The one anomaly for me is the incised carving, which seems comparatively crude. If the bottle is indeed old, the carving may have been added later to enhance its value. IMO it would be a more attractive bottle without the carving.
Tom