Top Snuff Bottle Auction Price

Rank Name Auction Price (USD million) Auction Date Auction House
1 Royal color enameled western character snuff bottle,
Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
5.5 March 30, 2005 Christie's, New York
2 Rose color copper embryo enameled snuff bottle
(traditional female), Beijing manufacturing, Qianlong period
3.93 April 1, 2005 Sotheby’s, New York
3 Royal copper embryo enameled lotus pond snuff bottle,
Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
2.7 March 30, 2005 Christie’s, New York
4 Royal white jade color enameled peony kingfisher snuff
bottle, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
2.44 April 25, 2004 Christie’s, Hong Kong
5 Ancient moon porch snuff bottle, Qianlong period, Qing
dynasty
2.42 May 6, 2000 Tianjin Cultural Relic Company
6 Copper embryo enameled western scenery painting snuff
bottle
2.41 April 29, 2002 Christie’s, Hong Kong
7 Royal embryo color enameled plum flower painting
gourd-shaped snuff bottle, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
2.36 March 30, 2005 Christie’s, New York
8 Royal copper embryo enameled character painting snuff
bottle, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
2.17 March 30, 2005 Christie’s, New York
9 Ivory carved landscape painting snuff bottle, Qianlong
period, Qing dynasty
1.98 March 30, 2005 Christie’s, New York
10 Royal copper embryo ‘the lucky five’ character painting
snuff bottle, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
1.89 April 25, 2004 Christie’s, Hong Kong