Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle porcelain bowl With a commanding presence

With a commanding presence

And the array of precisely painted trees

probably late 19th/early 20th century

The mottled matte periwinkle blue glaze is pretty perfect as well

and Paul Kruger (President of the South African Republic-or Transvaal

Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle porcelain bowl With a commanding presenceI 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