| ss="articletext"> | | | | carvings. All of these antiques are truly unique works |
| Firstly, we had decided that we would only collect | | | | of art, not always just because of being hand made, |
| antiques that we considered to be beautiful, secondly, | | | | but also because of the materials used. |
| the craftsmanship had to be outstanding and thirdly we | | | | We first came across Chinese snuff bottles, in a small |
| preferred to collect really unique treasures! By unique, | | | | shop in London that had quite a range of snuff bottles, |
| we mean hand crafted, rather than mass-produced | | | | but it was the stone snuff bottles that particularly |
| antiques such as rare postage stamps. We also were | | | | intrigued us. Not only had beautiful bottles been formed |
| inclined to prefer the small Asian antiques that could | | | | from a lump of rock that are incredibly well hollowed, |
| easily be safely stored without taking up too much | | | | through such a tiny hole in the neck, but also they |
| space. | | | | managed to create pictures on some of these bottles |
| ANTIQUE SNUFF BOTTLES, PENDANTS AND JADE | | | | from the natural markings or inclusions that happened |
| So we have been collecting (mostly at the top end of | | | | to be found within the stone. |
| the market) Chinese snuff bottles, pendants and jade | | | | |