Featured porcelain snuff bottle origin/age

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  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Hi folks

    This was something I picked up for about 50p at a boot sale a while ago, and put it aside as being nothing, as I'm not sure it's that good and missing its lid

    Be interested to know where it came from or if it had any age though

    It's porcelain and got a rough grain (imitation ivory?)

    Any thoughts appreciated

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    charlie cheswick, Oct 21, 2021
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i think more a scent bottle.......
     
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  3. daveydempsey

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    I tend to agree, its hard getting a pinch of snuff from a bottle.
     
    daveydempsey, Oct 21, 2021
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  4. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Yeah maybees

    Didn't some have a lid with a tiny wee spoon though ?

    Strikes me more snuff than perfume
     
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  5. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Hollyblue, Oct 21, 2021
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  6. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Ozona,
    flavored"tobacco free and with tobacco.Rotating lid with small hole.
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ya...but they don't fill it thru that small opening !! ;):woot:
     
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  8. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    The shape has to be the clue to it

    Obviously a pocket type vessel

    Could be for powder or liquid

    Both would be hard to fill :)
     
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  9. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    The shape reminds me of the flask that some men's grooming kits had way back when. BWDIK
     
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  10. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    The Paul Gotard glass bottles have a small opening.
     
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  11. Hollyblue

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  12. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    komokwa, Oct 22, 2021
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  13. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Those roses are very typical of German decors.
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree, a lovely European scent bottle, purse/handbag model. Very sweet.

    Chinese snuff bottles have small openings too, btw. And as Charlie said, a small spoon to take the snuff out.
     
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  15. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Thanks Aj and obb

    Very helpful, gonna be hard to find a top that would go with it, ya reckon a plug type one like the one komo posted ?
     
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  16. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    A plug, but the exterior of it would go over the top of the bottle if that makes sense. These often had ribbon and wax seals as well.
     
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  17. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Thanks obb, thought that might be the case, as their is aging around the outside of the neck
     
    charlie cheswick, Oct 22, 2021
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