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Mammoth Ivory- Snuff Bottle Birds and Bees
Regular price
$1,100.00
Snuff Bottle Birds and Bee Master carving Ivory All from a private snuff bottle collector!!
High quality mammoth ivory carving snuff Bottle!
When snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century,
their use was a containers to keep the powdered tobacco dry—and a new art form, the snuff bottle, was born.
The bottles became fashionable accessories, often given as gifts by the emperor.
The remarkable statue is signed by the artist!
* Mammoth ivory Legal to ship worldwide with CITES
* We don't deal with illegal elephant ivory
SKU: IV136