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19th Century Scottish Gilt Metal Banded Agate Vesta Case Match Box
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional 19th century Scottish vesta case is crafted from finely polished banded agate, admired for its striking natural striations in shades of brown, grey, white, and smoky...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Metal, Bronze, Ormolu

Smooth silver snuffbox with engraved equestrian scene
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with engraved equestrian scene. Metal: Silver. Origin: Dutch. Mark: Leão passante. Weight: 170.53 grams. Dimensions: 12.8x2.5cm. Content: 833/1000....
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau silver snuffbox with floral reliefs paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with floral reliefs in the Art Nouveau style, with a paper holder and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 9...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver Art Nouveau snuffbox with female figure paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a female figure in relief and a holder for rolling papers inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: W...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with city-view engravings guilloche background
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with engravings surrounding a card with a city panorama and a guilloche background. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 49.28 gra...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a relief horse figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a horse figure in relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 94.96 grams. Dimensions: 8.5X7.8cm. ...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Smooth silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 111.63 grams. Dimension...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with idyllic scene in high relief
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with idyllic scene in high relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 107.74 grams. Dimensions: 8x5cm. Content: 833/1000. Ass...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Smooth silver snuffbox with a curved shape and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with curved shape and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 101.45 grams. Dimensions: 9.5x7cm. Content: 925/1000....
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with city motifs engraved on a surrounding frame
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with city motifs engraved on a surrounding frame. Metal: Silver. Origin: Nederlandesa. Brand: Leão Passante. Weight: 99.79 grams. Dimensions: 12.5cm x 7c...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with relief lid interior paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with support for cigarette papers on the inside and reliefs on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali ...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Rectangular silver snuffbox with rounded corners and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuffbox with rounded corners, hinged lid and embossed female figure in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Tit...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Rectangular silver snuffbox
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuffbox with grooves, hinged lid and interior with support for cigarette papers. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 1...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Rectangular silver snuffbox
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuffbox with engravings alluding to a bucolic scene. Metal: Silver. Origin: Dutch. Brand: Walking Lion. Weight: 172.69 grams. Dimensions: 13.7cm x 2....
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Smooth silver snuffbox in British style, elliptical shape
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox in British style, elliptical in shape and with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Chester. Weight: 68.45 grams. Dimensions: 8.3cm...
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Early 20th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 90.39 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1cm. Content: 925/1...
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Early 20th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox and matchbox
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox and matchbox with twisted lighter and rolling system, engraved floral elements and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Tit...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox and matchbox
Silver snuffbox and matchbox
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Guilloche silver snuffbox
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands along the length and support for rolling papers inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 90.08 grams...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Smooth silver snuffbox with tilting mechanism on both lids
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with tilting mechanism on both lids. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title. Weight: 84.63 grams. Dimensions: 8.4x5.7. Content:...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuffbox in guilloche silver on the lid interior w/ support for rolling papers
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuffbox in guilloche silver on the lid and interior with support for rolling papers. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 80.68 grams. Dim...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with fluting and crimped engraving, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with fluting and crimped engraving, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Greek tragedy mask. Weight: 61.26 grams. Dimensions: 7.5cmx4cm. Con...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver Art Nouveau snuffbox with dog’s head in high relief
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a dog's head in high relief surrounded by floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 90.94...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuffbox with friezes, monogram gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuffbox in guilloche silver with raised friezes surrounding a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 144.79...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with dog relief interior paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with relief dog figure and interior with support for rolling papers and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 124....
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver Art Nouveau snuffbox depicting horsemen in relief
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with reliefs depicting knights in a horse riding scene. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 96.69 grams...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Smooth silver snuffbox with reliefs on the lid for opening
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with reliefs on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Chester. Weight: 174.59 grams. Dimensions: 10.9x6.8cm. Content: 925/10...
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18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
By Louis Robin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XV-period gold-mounted snuff box features lustrous panels of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Georgian Faux Tortoiseshell Silver Mounted Hinged Cigar Case C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely constructed cigar case is executed in a richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, carefully framed and edged with ivory colored mounts and inlaid panels. The exterior presents...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Snuff

Materials

Shell

FRONTIN-PARIS 1925 French Art-Deco Cigarette Case In 18Kt Gold And Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
, snuff boxes, and cigarette cases for brands including Cartier, Boucheron and Van Cleef & Arpels. His
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Tobacco box with trembling rosewood trim and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box with trembling rosewood friezes and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 444.86 grams. Dimensions: 11.5x6....
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver toiletry box with mirror inside, tobacco container and utility chain
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver toiletry box with mirror inside, tobacco container and utility chain. Metal: Silver. Origin: Switzerland. Brand: Walking Bear. Weight: 112.10 grams. Dimensions: 8...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Tobacco box in rosewood with silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box in rosewood with silver applications featuring bows, puttis holding wreaths and medallions with ancient ladies in relief in perfect shape. Metal: Silver. Ori...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Weight: 574.41 grams. Dimensions: 24x11.5cm. Content: 833/1000. ...
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19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Rare large Swiss Black Forest Tobacco box with Chickens 19th century Humidor
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A charming and finely detailed 19th-century Black Forest–style hand-carved tobacco jar. Entirely carved from wood and executed with remarkable depth and texture. A rare large size to...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Snuff

Materials

Oak

Faux Tortoiseshell Veneered Etui for Wax and Sealing Sticks, English c.1830–1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined mid-19th century personal writing accessory, the rectangular case sheathed in richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, its surface presenting a deep marbled pattern of honey an...
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Mid-19th Century English British Colonial Antique Snuff

Materials

Shell, Velvet

1800s Swedish Cast Iron Tobacco Jar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1800s, Sweden. This three-section cast iron tobacco jar originates from Hälleforsbruk, a prestigious Swedish foundry in Södermanland county. The piece displays distinctive markings i...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Snuff

Materials

Iron

17th Century German Silver Gilt Tobacco Box
By Johann Christoph Treffler 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver gilt tobacco box; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection. This exceptional antique 17th century German silve...
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1690s German Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

A Shagreen Tobacco Box, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Shagreen Tobacco Box, 18th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 3cm. Width: 15.5cm. Depth: 6cm.
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18th Century Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Large Exceptional Swedish Stone Box, ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Exceptional Swedish Stone Box, ca 1850 Beautiful octagon-shaped tobacco box made of Swedish limestone. With small fossils throughout the stone, and the knob made from a fossil...
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1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Snuff

Materials

Limestone

Arts and Crafts period copper cigar or tabac box, French circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This handmade French box dates to circa 1900 and it has been beautifully handcrafted using the traditional arts and crafts metal working skills from cut and beaten copper riveted tog...
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Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Tobacco Jar - Erhard Söhne - Brass and Wood - Tug-of-War
By Erhard Söhne
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant early 20th century tobacco jar attributed to Erhard & Söhne, the renowned German makers celebrated for their refined Art Nouveau brasswork. The cylindrical body is made of...
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Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Russian Gold 14k Cigarette Case St. Petersburg, pre-1917
Located in Sarasota, FL
Russian gold cigarette case circa 1890's. Marked with 56 (14K) kokoshnik mark, and "A" for St. Petersburg. Maker's mark is either WI or IM. Weight 158 g or 5.1 t. oz.
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Late 19th Century Baltic Late Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Austrian Art Deco Silver and Red Guilloche enamel Cigarette or Card Case
Located in London, GB
A superb Austrian Art Deco silver and red guilloche enamel cigarette or card case. Bearing full set of London import marks and date mark for 1928. Extremely fine engine turned red g...
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1920s Austrian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Maranao Silver Inlaid Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with silver inlay and cloaked in an antique patina, this curious brass case is an early 20th century betel nut box, attributed to the Maranao people of the island of Mindan...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass, Silver

Maranao Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated in relief and cloaked in an antique patina, this curious brass case is an early 20th century betel nut box, attributed to the Maranao people of the island of Mindanao, Phil...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

FRENCH 1925 Art-Deco Black Lacquer White Egg-Shell Lacquer Cigarette Case
Located in Miami, FL
A French art deco modernist cigarette case. This is a gorgeous cigarettes case created in Paris France during the art deco period, back in the 1925-1930. The case has been crafted i...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

FRENCH 1920 Art Deco Sterling 18Kt Gold Cigarette Vesta Striker
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco French cigarette & vesta-box compendium striker This is a very rare compendium luxury pocket box that combine a cigarettes case, a vesta box for matches and a striker li...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

GEORGE WILKINSON 1890 London Mechanical Vesta Matches Box In 925 Sterling Silver
By George Wilkinson
Located in Miami, FL
A sterling vesta matches box by George Wilkinson This is a very rare vesta box for matches created in London England at the silversmith atelier of George Wilkinson. This unusual box...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By John Tongue
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette modelled in the form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection. This exceptio...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Punch and Judy Book Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel Punch and Judy book vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases. This...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Georgian Silver patch or pill Box Birmingham 1803 Samuel Pemberton
By Samuel Pemberton
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Georgian Silver patch or pill Box Birmingham 1803 Samuel Pemberton. Fine quality little box originally for patches but ideal today as a pill box. Of circular form with geometric and ...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
prim interior. Petite in size, this antique case was likely used as a snuff box, pill box, or for
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

19th Century English Tobacco Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A piece that bridges the line between function and quiet artistry, this 19th-century English tobacco jar carries the charm of something handmade, meant to be lived with. Its barrel f...
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19th Century English Folk Art Antique Snuff

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Antique Asian Silver Betel Nut Box in Foo Lion Form Southeast Asia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Asian Silver Betel Nut Box in Foo Lion Form, Southeast Asia, 19th–20th Century A finely crafted antique South Asian silver betel nut box, cast in the form of a Foo Lion (Sing...
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Early 20th Century Thai Anglo Raj Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver Plate

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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.