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E-Folder - Sell Antique Snuff Bottles on eBay
Snuff is powdered tobacco usually mixed with herbs and spices designed to be sniffed upwards through the nostrils. It has long been viewed a more 'gentlemanly' practice than actually smoking the tobacco. Snuff originated in America and became immensely popular in 17th century Euro
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
pe. Like scent, special bottles were popularised to contain snuff, being usually ornate and often unique and ultimately one of today's most popular collectibles. Designed to carry in the pocket, most bottles are less than 3 inches long and an inch or two wide.
Many of the most b
Many of the most b
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
eautiful and valuable snuff bottles were made in China and feature amongst eBay's highest priced specimens. Most Chinese snuff bottles resemble small vases with tiny stoppers and were frequently made from porcelain, ivory, horn, glass or bronze, and overlaid with delicate hand pai
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
nting or encrusted with precious stones. The best were hand carved from porcelain and gemstones, or carved and hand hollowed from glass and worth many times more than their modern day glass blown counterparts.
There's a good following for modern snuff bottles so don't turn a blin
There's a good following for modern snuff bottles so don't turn a blin
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
d eye to what's available from craftworkers and glass makers. You'll find modern snuff bottles will sell well outside their area of origin but be careful not to confuse old with new in your listings. Some enthusiasts collect snuff bottles regardless of age; others want antique bo
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ttles aged one hundred years or more.
Although the majority of quality snuff bottles were and still are made in China, some better designs also came from Japan, usually of carved ivory or hand applied lacquer.
The Chinese developed a technique of 'inside painting' their snuff bot
Although the majority of quality snuff bottles were and still are made in China, some better designs also came from Japan, usually of carved ivory or hand applied lacquer.
The Chinese developed a technique of 'inside painting' their snuff bot
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
tles to prevent outside decorations being chipped or discoloured when knocked or subject to strong light or heat. Paint was applied using matchstick shaped bamboo sticks with a hooked end to reach inside the bottle, a painstaking process that took weeks or months, sometimes years.
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
The best of Chinese and Japanese creations are rare and very expensive especially bearing the artist's signature, as you'll see from the following recent eBay results:
* Two Antique Enamelled Oriental Snuff Bottles fetched $10,000. These were hand painted types and went at Liv
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
e Auction.
* A snuff bottle decorated enamel on copper (Japanese I think) went for $4750.00, also at Live Auction. What surprised me here was the surprising lack of detail given about the bottle but the pictures were great and no doubt lifted an otherwise very poor listing.
* T
* A snuff bottle decorated enamel on copper (Japanese I think) went for $4750.00, also at Live Auction. What surprised me here was the surprising lack of detail given about the bottle but the pictures were great and no doubt lifted an otherwise very poor listing.
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and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
wo 19th century jade snuff bottles made in China fetched $4250.00 and $2,100.00 respectively.
Numerous other Chinese 18th and 19th century bottles fetched hundreds of dollars apiece and, in a long list of Oriental snuff bottles, just one failed to reach its reserve and remained un
Numerous other Chinese 18th and 19th century bottles fetched hundreds of dollars apiece and, in a long list of Oriental snuff bottles, just one failed to reach its reserve and remained un
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
sold.
Other Things to Know About Snuff Bottles
* Snuff bottles rarely go unsold on eBay and often fetch silly-high prices. They really are the kind of thing you can buy, at almost any price high or low, add your mark up and get what you ask, and maybe a whole lot more. Remembe
Other Things to Know About Snuff Bottles
* Snuff bottles rarely go unsold on eBay and often fetch silly-high prices. They really are the kind of thing you can buy, at almost any price high or low, add your mark up and get what you ask, and maybe a whole lot more. Remembe
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
r that, if two people bid to a specific price at local auction you're bound to find one more person in this great big world willing to pay just a little bit extra for the item, maybe a great deal more.
* The most expensive snuff bottles are made from porcelain from the late 1600s
* The most expensive snuff bottles are made from porcelain from the late 1600s
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
to mid-1700s.
* The smaller the hole in the top of the bottle, generally speaking the better the quality.
* Another major sign of quality is the size of the interior, bigger generally being more expensive than smaller hollows.
* 'Overlay' is a description applied to many val
* The smaller the hole in the top of the bottle, generally speaking the better the quality.
* Another major sign of quality is the size of the interior, bigger generally being more expensive than smaller hollows.
* 'Overlay' is a description applied to many val
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
uable bottles and indicates another colour, material or design has been applied over the basic bottle. The more intricate and valuable the coating, the more expensive the bottle is likely to be.
* Quality of carved bottles made from glass, ivory or other materials, lies in the d
* Quality of carved bottles made from glass, ivory or other materials, lies in the d
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
etail and intricacy of the carving and quality of craftsmanship.
* Snuff bottles had separate cap and sometimes their own small spoon. A bottle with top and spoon intact is worth at least two to three times more than snuff bottle minus partner items.
* When buying, compare bot
* Snuff bottles had separate cap and sometimes their own small spoon. A bottle with top and spoon intact is worth at least two to three times more than snuff bottle minus partner items.
* When buying, compare bot
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
tle to cap and spoon, check finer details and design. Very often parts from separate incomplete bottles are partnered, sometimes innocently to create a usable specimen, often fraudulently to maintain value.
* If you can't tell Japanese from Chinese creations call them 'Oriental'
* If you can't tell Japanese from Chinese creations call them 'Oriental'
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
instead.
* Keep bottles free from strong light and heat, both of which cause materials to sweat and colours to fade, as well as leading to unsightly cracks in fine layers of paint and other delicate overlay.
* Look for tiny cracks and abrasions in glaze and coating, avoid any
* Keep bottles free from strong light and heat, both of which cause materials to sweat and colours to fade, as well as leading to unsightly cracks in fine layers of paint and other delicate overlay.
* Look for tiny cracks and abrasions in glaze and coating, avoid any
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
that are badly damaged. Snuff bottle collectors are finicky, and even tiny irregularities can deplete value considerably.
* Be on guard against fake 'porcelain' and 'ivory' snuff bottles which are commonly made from resin, hard plastic or bone. At auction look for ways to confi
* Be on guard against fake 'porcelain' and 'ivory' snuff bottles which are commonly made from resin, hard plastic or bone. At auction look for ways to confi
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
rm items are old, such as letters or receipts relating to whatever is offered.
* Disregard ivory snuff bottles, especially modern creations. Ivory is commonly imported illegally and collected in truly inhumane manner which few people find acceptable, even the most enthusiastic s
* Disregard ivory snuff bottles, especially modern creations. Ivory is commonly imported illegally and collected in truly inhumane manner which few people find acceptable, even the most enthusiastic s
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
nuff bottle collectors. Some countries tolerate the trade of vintage ivory, in others ivory of any age or form is banned from being sold or entering the country. So you could find yourself selling an ivory snuff bottle only to find it seized by the authorities at the buyers' end.
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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