Behold, the world's most expensive snuff bottle

November 29 2011

Image of Behold, the world's most expensive snuff bottle

Picture: Bonhams

This tiny (8cm high) early 18th Century snuff bottle sold yesterday in HOng Kong for HK$25.3m, or EUR2.5m. Its value lay in it being from the Imperial factory. More images here

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