Tallone
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I have info on the Chinese inscription (the photo is upside down) it reads from right to left but I will type it from left to right. It is also in traditional form.
乾隆年製 qianlong nianzhi. 年製 nianzhi means year or time of manufacturing. 乾隆 qianlong is the name of the 6th emperor of the qing dynasty.
So it means manufactured during the qing dynasty reign of emperor qianlong.
Here is the wiki info link on qianlong.
He was emperor from 25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799.
The item may be real or could be a reproduction. That part you will need to find a person who is versed in Chinese art to determine that.
Considering the rolex was a reproduction The Chinese item may be a reproduction as well. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much for the translation. I'm inclined to think it is a reproduction. There was a ton of stuff in this house but almost all of it was obviously low quality merchandise. I haven't shown it in the pictures but I'm not sure what to make of the stopper. My understanding is most of the snuff bottles had a little spoon attached to the stopper. This one does not. One the other hand, reading up on Chinese snuff bottles taught me that snuff bottles were made based on the design of medicine bottles. So, perhaps this was a medicine bottle?