Chinese Calligraphic Snuff Bottle 20th century A.D. A composition snuff bottle composed of a slightly tapering cuboidal body and balustered neck and lid, decorated with polychrome landscapes and flowering vines, Chinese characters to the reverse panels, swags framing each face; lid fixed. 36.9 grams, 63 mm high (2 1/2 in.). Ex private collection, Stroud, Cotswolds, UK. [No Reserve]