Late 19th and early 20th centuries, Qing dynasty. The first snuff bottle is a red jasper stone snuff bottle of flattened oval form resting on a raised oval foot, with a red peking glass stopper, brass collar and spoon; the second snuff bottle is a 20th century quartz agate of flattened round form resting on a raised oval foot with magenta and white banding and natural crystallization, with a red peking glass stopper set in a brass collar with spoon. From the Christian Collection, Middleborough, MA. Largest approx. 2 7/8 by 1 1/2 in., 7.4 by 4 cm.

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