Snuff bottle

Handcraft Snuff glass bottle with different sizes and colours can be made by BO-Glass.

Though snuff was originally only a luxury experienced by the elite of the new Qing Dynasty house, its popularity, along with the popularity of the snuff bottle, became much more available in and around the Beijing court by the close of the seventeenth century. The heart of the recognition of snuff and snuff bottles remained in and around Beijing’s court until the end of the eighteenth century, developing the use of snuff into a common social ritual for the upper classes.  The snuff therefore had to be contained in something that would contribute to this newfound fashion, and therefore, large amounts of art, taste and money were spent on the acquisition of attractive snuff bottles.  Snuff bottles also started being used for the attainment of favors, positions, status as well as advancement in government. 

The art of glass blowing has evolved into one of the most amazing art-forms. See our selection of mottled, speckled, carved, and twisted glass snuff bottles. Each bottle is hand blown and takes the artist hours to complete.

Snuff bottle