Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle hanging bird cage each one emerging from the

each one emerging from the one below it

etc) in a similar format

What a tender hand hold between them

but is a thing of beauty that commands plenty of attention just on its own

which makes me think of a carved figurehead on the prow of a ship

Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle hanging bird cage each one emerging from theI don't know a lot about Chinese snuff bottles, but when I spotted this one I had a sense it was a pretty special little thing. It appears to be carved of stone, perhaps lapis lazuli, but I am quite uncertain about that; aside from the color, the stone and the appearance of the carving makes it seem more akin in nature to jade. It is carved on both sides with a vase or urn at center, filled with what looks like a large philadendron leaf. Spilling