Snuff bottle - White metal / Tibetan silver - handmade

This object is an antique Chinese or Tibetan silver snuff bottle (Qing dynasty style), characterized by openwork dragon motifs and side handles in the form of dragons.
A flat bottle made of silvery-colored metal, equipped with two three-dimensional rising dragons on the sides and a central medallion with a detailed openworked dragon relief.
The bottle sits on a round foot and is crowned with a small neck and a stopper with a red stone, coral or glass.
Such bottles were used in Asia for storing snuff or served as small ritual decorative objects.

Carefully packed and insured for shipping."