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Collecting Chinese Snuff Bottles – Magical Stone Pictures!
August 16th, 2008 Posted by: admin
Over a good many years we have created, though I say it myself, quite an important Snuff Bottle Collection. My wife, thank goodness, shares my interest in these little bottles, but perhaps I should warn you, collecting anything is a bit like a bug, once caught, it is with you for ever and can be quite an obsession!
Have you ever searched for pebbles or shells along the sea shore, selecting them for either colour or shape and found an appeal in handling them, so much so, that you simply could not throw them away? If so, you have the makings of a dedicated collector.
Part of the pleasure of owning these bottles is the tactile appeal found Read the rest of this entry »
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