Masatoshi Fukumaru is a third-generation antiques dealer with a gallery in Kyoto, Japan, and high-end clientele in the United States. A regular contributor for Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses, ...

Christie's will offer a collection of 37 fine and rare snuff bottles from a private American collection for auction this Oct 7 in its Hong Kong's office. Its highlights include two enameled glass ...

KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM Kevin Au shows the small spoon that connects to the lid of an antique snuff bottle. KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM One of Kevin ...

Snuff bottles were once all the rage in China. Thanks to Bonhams' auction of rare collectors' items, they are set to be in vogue again with the cognoscenti. During its eagerly anticipated 2010 spring ...

Three Chinese porcelain snuff bottles that are being auctioned by Bonhams in Hong Kong on May 28. Each snuff bottle is expected to be sold for between HK$60,000 ($7,732) and HK$120,000.[Agencies] ...

The prices of antique Chinese snuff bottles have been on the rise in recent years, and it is likely only a matter of time before they really take off. In the last decade, China’s newly minted ...

This antique snuff bottle features a very interesting design and a more interesting defect. Made sometime between 1810 and 1860, the enamel bottle is carved in the shape of a little Chinese boy in a ...

Two antique Chinese snuff bottles fetched record prices of over $1 million each when they sold at auction to a Chinese real estate tycoon in Hong Kong, the auction house said. The unnamed mogul paid a ...

"The snuff is put into glass bottles [of various colours]... The white [ones] as clear as crystal, the red like fire. What lovely things they are!" raved Wang Shizhen, a high-ranking minister of the ...