An Inside Painted Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle POSSIBLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY the bottle of flattened shield form raised on a short oval foot, the front painted to depict a portrait of Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) dressed in uniform with medallions to the left chest and wearing a tall hat, the reverse with inscriptions followed by a signature of Ma Shaoxuan(1867-1939) and a red seal Shaoxuan, having a rose quartz stopper. Height 2 3/4 inches.

Property from a Midwest Collector