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Cinnamon silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths bows surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cinnamon silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and bows surrounding a monogram card
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with enamel couple scene in relief and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with a couple in an idyllic scene in relief engraving, enamel panel
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Cowrie shell snuff box with flaming-heart silver relief, George II period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cowrie shell snuff box with silver application in the shape of a flaming heart in
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique commemorative tobacco keeper. An English, lead decorative snuff box with tamper
Category

Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Snuff

Materials

Lead

Silver snuff box w/ floral motifs engraved birds, surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with floral and bird motifs engraved on a monogram card. Metal
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box w/ geometric figures floral motifs on the surrounding friezes
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with geometric figures and floral motifs on the surrounding friezes
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare carved antique Chinese lapis lazuli stone snuff bottle of the late Qing Dynasty. Finely
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Snuff box with bone lid and gold-covered tortoiseshell, with floral ornaments
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box with bone and tortoiseshell lid covered in gold, with floral ornaments
Category

18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain
Category

18th Century French Rococo Antique Snuff

Materials

Porcelain

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and gold interior, George V period
Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and engraved floral motifs. Metal
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving. Metal: Silver
Category

Early 19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with engraved lid and gilded interior, George III period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving on the hinged lid and gilded interior, George III
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with wreaths and engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Unusual 18th Century French Boulle Brass Inlaid Snuff Box w/ Candleholder
Located in Atlanta, GA
This diminutive yet opulent 18th or 19th-century French snuff box exemplifies the Boulle-style
Category

18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Located in London, London
Snuff Box, is designed to look like a book, and has a gilt interior and engraved decoration to the lid
Category

1890s English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box By The Lukutun Factory
Category

19th Century Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood, Paper

George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull
Category

1790s Scottish George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian (George III) Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull With hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull
Category

1790s Scottish George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 19th Century Victorian Silver Mounted Ram’s Head Snuff Mull c.1874
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian silver mounted ram’s head snuff mull, the head is fitted with a
Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand painted on the reverse with a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well cared for
Category

1760s English Antique Snuff

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830
Located in Worcester, GB
Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830 A small early 19th
Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Snuff

Materials

Lacquer

Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820
Located in Worcester, GB
Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820 A small and decorative early
Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

18th Century Dutch Brass Oval Etched Snuff Tobacco Trinket Box 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dutch 18th century oval shaped brass tobacco snuff box with hinged lid, engraved with a low
Category

18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

3 Antique Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes with Banded and Moss Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice group of three antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with metal sides and banded or moss
Category

19th Century English Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Metal

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright
Category

1670s English Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Gold

Shepherd s box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.
Located in Madrid, ES
in ancient times and were usually made by shepherds or ranchers themselves to store snuff or tobacco
Category

1860s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Snuff

Materials

Other

Antique 19th Century Victorian Engraved Horses Pony Hoof Pewter Snuff Box 1860
Located in Portland, OR
An unusual mid 19th century Victorian horses hoof & pewter snuff box, circa 1860. The snuff box
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Pewter

Silver snuff box w/ relief figures, guilloche bands at the top gilded interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with relief figures, guilloche bands at the top and gilded interior
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Very Good 19th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Hallmarked Birmingham 1839
By Taylor Perry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century Victorian sterling silver snuff box of oblong form, showing a hinged lid
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Double Snuff Patch Box with Engine Turned Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique double compartment snuff box is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and originated from
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-18th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine wood lacquered wood case is painted both on the sides: there is the elegant portrait of a pretty woman on one side and on the other side, a natural landscape, a painting ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Snuff

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Silver snuff box with friezes, engraved with country motifs and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with friezes, engraved with country motifs and hinged lid. Metal
Category

Early 19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and hinged lid. Metal
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with fluted reliefs along the length and a gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with fluted reliefs throughout and gold interior. Metal: Silver
Category

Early 19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the border
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the surround. Metal
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in nickel silver with geometric motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in nickel-plated silver with geometric motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Fine silver, niello and vermeil silver antique snuff box depicting a handsome Scottish bagpipe
Category

19th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with engravings, fluted edges on the edge and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings, fluted friezes on the surround and hinged lid. Metal
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with borders on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with borders on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere. The lid is decorated with a bird on a branch in a landscape scene. Measure: Length c...
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Table Snuff Box, 18th Century
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. With a pink
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French 18K Gold Royal Presentation Snuff Box, c.1850
By Louis-François Tronquoy 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid 19th century French 18k gold snuff box, of lobed design with chased scroll and foliate
Category

19th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional and Highly Important Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box, most probably by
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

18ct Gold Antique English Snuff Box - Hallmarked in London in 1803 - 54.9g
Located in London, London
18ct Gold Snuff Box, features engine turned decoration throughout. The snuff box measures 0.75
Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Continental Niello and Silver Gilt Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
No apparent hallmarks. The diaper pattern filled with small crosses throughout and the opening with a slight lip.
Category

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
The small rectangular silver snuff box, chased with foliage decorations and featuring a hinged back
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Snuff

Materials

Stone, Silver

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The base hinged lid are fashioned from panels of porphyry, specifically that of ‘Rhomb’ Porphyry, which is a relatively rare volcanic rock with very distinctive phenocrysts (cr...
Category

Late 18th Century George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

Continental silver snuff box depicting a row of five perched birds circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing small late 19th century Stirling quality silver snuff box is continental in its
Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged
Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Antique Snuff For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique snuff you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique snuff for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and gold. There are many kinds of the antique snuff you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique snuff, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Bilston Battersea, John Linnit and Meissen Porcelain each produced at least one beautiful antique snuff that is worth considering.

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An antique snuff can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,633, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $144,384.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.