Made in USA using pure .999 silver for this face sculpture. This sculptural piece which can be hung on a wall or worn as a necklace, was hand built by and signed: 999FS Handmade Mimi Dee.
Included is a hand painted presentation box with the lid covered with a copy of a watercolor by the same artist.
Acquired by and mailed to a special "Art Angel" who has collected a few by this maker...

This very well carved contemporary snuff bottle is 2 ½” high, 1 5/8” wide and 1” thick. The lighter part was carved as the body of the bottle and darker part was carved into a praying mantis resting on a cucumber. The workmanship is precise and clear. It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.

This carved agate contemporary snuff bottle is 2 ¾” high, 1 ¾” wide and 1 ¼” thick. The lighter part was carved as “Buddha hand citron” shape and used as the body of the bottle. The darker color agate was carved into a small bug which is resting on the fruit. It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.

This very well carved agate contemporary snuff bottle is 2 ¾” high, 1” wide and 3 quarters of an inch thick. The artist used the colors very well. The lighter part was carved as the body of the bottle. The dark part was carved as a bamboo branch with leaves and small Ling Zhi (tree mushroom). It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.

This small carved two tone agate snuff bottle is 2 5/8” high, 1 ¼” wide and 5/8” thick. The artist used two darker spots to carve as two fish. This makes the double gourd shape snuff bottle unique. It is very well hallowed, polished and in great condition.

This very well carved agate contemporary snuff bottle is almost 3 ½” high, 1 ¾” on the widest part and 1 1/8” thick. It is carved as “Hu” shape with two loose rings on each side. The darker color of the agate was carved into the character “SHOU” (Long Life) and makes the snuff bottle interesting. It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.

This unusual shape gold hair (acicular) crystal snuff bottle is 2 ¾ inches tall, 1 inch wide (on the widest part) and 5/8 of an inch thick. The artist¡¯s name is TIAN CHANG. It depicts a school of goldfish swimming in a pond filled with water plants and an unknown plant above them. The artist TIAN CHANG did a wonderful job by painting nine goldfish in a tiny space. The crystal has some natural flaws and does not contain a lot gold hairs...

This round shape gold hair (acicular) crystal is 3 ¼ inches tall, 2 ¼ inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. It depicts a group of Chinese goldfish swimming in a weed filled pond. The gold hairs (or needles) make this well painted bottle even more interesting. The artist Shi Qing studied at Zhejiang Academy of Art. In 1983, he studied under Master Wang Guan-Yu. He is well known for his paintings of landscape, birds and flowers...

This green and yellow bitter melon shape overlay glass snuff bottle is 2 ½ inches tall and 1 ¾ inches wide. It depicts a grasshopper landing on a Chinese bitter melon plant; a moth (or butterfly) is flying around a flower. The workmanship is great and the idea to make the bottle like a melon definitely makes it interesting.

This inside painting by Yu Shi is 3 inches tall, 2 ¼ inches wide and 1 ¼ inches thick. One side depicts Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) dressed a white robe sitting in front of a lotus pond. The other side presents Guan Yin holding a jade Ru Yi (scepter) sitting on a lotus petal surrounded by clouds. The young servants, one boy (Jin Tong) and one girl (Yu Nu) are beside her. A parrot is flying in front of them with a string of prayer beads in its mouth...

This unusual and inventive designed leaf shape snuff bottle is 3 inches tall 2 ½ inches wide and less than 1 inch thick. The color is from beige to burgundy and very well polished and hollowed. It depicts three squirrels chasing each other under grapevine. The workmanship is excellent. The artist Chen Ke uses the natural color of the stone so well, it looks like inlay or overlay work. Please e-mail us for more information about him and his work.

MEDIA: Inside Painting Hair Crystal Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 3 inches, W: 1 ¾ inches ARTIST: Qiu Shi (Guanyu Art Studio) *His original name is Liu Xing-Kai. He was born in 1968 in Hebei Province. He began work under Master Wang Guan-Yu in 1987. Though young, his skills offer much promise for a brilliant future. His talents lie in reproducing Song Dynasty and other traditional landscapes and figures.

MEDIA: Inside Painting Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 3 inches ARTIST: Yu Wen (Guanyu Art Studio)

MEDIA: Inside Painting Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 3 ¼ inches, W: 3 inches ARTIST: Shi Sheng (Guanyu Art Studio)

MEDIA: Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 2 ¾ inches

MEDIA: Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 3 inches

MEDIA: Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle SIZE: H: 2 ¾ inches