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Tiffany Co. 14k Gold Compact on the Chain
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Tiffany Co. 14 K gold compact. Marked on the interior. Very lightly used. Weight 99.3 g or 3.2 t. oz.
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Late 18th Century American Edwardian Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Castle Top Vinaigrette, Warwick Castle, Birmingham, 1847, Nathaniel Mills
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in London, GB
Nathaniel Mills. A very rare Castle Top Vinaigrette depicting a scarce view of Warwick Castle from the River Avon. Made in Birmingham in 1847 by Nathaniel Mills. The Vinaigrette is m...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Egyptian Revival Compact/Cigarette Case, Sterling Silver Enamel, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare -- perhaps unique -- enameled cigarette case or compact features a cartouche with a kneeling Egyptian figure surrounded by symbols and hieroglyphics on its lid, all in tone...
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Edwardian 1905 German Enameled Cigarette Case Box in Solid .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Enamelled German cigarette case. Great historical piece, created in Germany during the turn of the century, back in the 1905. This beautiful cigarette box has been carefully craft...
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Early 1900s German Edwardian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Victor Emanuel Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Victor Emanuel pill box. Antique blue enameled silver pill box with the crowned initials of King Victor Emanuel and House of Savoy rope emblem, stamped Masenza Rome. ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edward Farmer New York Sterling and Dragon Carnelian Art Deco Matchbox Cover
By Edward Farmer
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Edward Farmer New York Sterling and dragon carnelian art deco matchbox cover Signed as shown. We believe the original stone to be Carnelian, but are not gemologists. The carving of a...
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Asian Export Silver Cigarette Case with Battlescene
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fine entirely handcrafted antique cigarette case with a gilded interior. Its front depicts a battle scene where the warriors, presumably Chinese Gods, wears mythological masks. We ...
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19th Century Asian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming early tobacco box or tea cannister Unusual, large size Lovely soft contours which enhances the reflection of light in the interior Original condition including hinges ...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

19th Century Gentleman Pig Tobacco Jar
Located in High Point, NC
RARE 19th century signed Johann Maresh tobacco jar in the form of a gentleman pig. This is one of those wonderful tobacco boxes you look for to be the star of your collection. He is ...
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19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Terracotta

French Art Deco Cigarette Box, Walnut Wood and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Very good quality, constructed of walnut wood and leather. Beautiful natural materials. This very decorative box would l...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Leather, Walnut

English Leather and Tin Tobacco Caddy
By Frederic Hewitt
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English 19th century tobacco caddy of tin covered in stitched shagreen, of oblong hexagonal form with a lid surmounted by a silver whippet, retaining remnants of label "Hewitt's U...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems, Going barrel movement, Gilt metal two-tone brilliance... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right...
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1880s French Antique Snuff

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in gold taka makiyé of different tones. Lacquered wood measuring 65 x 70 x 22 mm. Weight...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Snuff

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight 59.2 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered wood.  
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19th Century Japanese Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood

Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight 39.1 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered wood.  
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood

Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery
By The Claw
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery Dutch delftware tabacco jar. Tin glazed blue and white earthenware with brass cover. Depicting 2 persons an...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

Antique Old English Tobacco Box, Mahogany with Brass Banding
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful old tobacco box with handsome banding.  
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Late 19th Century English Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned. Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century. The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

French Majolica Tobacco Jar Onnaing, Circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar onnaing, Circa 1890. Decorated with a medallion and flowers.
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1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Snuff

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Silver Oval Box, 19th Century, with Hallmarks
Located in Madrid, ES
Oval box. Silver, 19th centu. With contrast marks. Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with figurative scenes and framed landscapes an...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822
Located in Madrid, ES
Shepherd box. Carved horn. Spain, 1822. Rectangular box made of carved horn that has a date (1822) engraved on the lid and front, a legend (Soi de Manuel Zulueta year 1822) and an...
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1820s Neoclassical Antique Snuff

Materials

Other

Antique Brown Leather Snuffbox Boot Shape
Located in Munich, DE
This highly unusual and rare snuffbox has been handcrafted out of leather in the last quarter of the 19th century. It has been much loved and used, but the lid still closes tightly.
Category

1890s Antique Snuff

Materials

Leather

George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater Made in London in 1802 by Phipps Robinson
By Thomas Phipps Edward Robinson
Located in London, GB
This very fine George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater was made in London in 1802 by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson. This example is of a large size for a pocket example and may well have b...
Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Vesta Case with Enamel Portrait of Dog, W J Myatt Co
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique sterling silver vesta case with enamel portrait of dog Made in Birmingham 1913 Maker: W J Myatt & Co Dimensions - Size: 3.6 x 3 x 0.8 cm Weight: 15 grams Conditio...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Art Deco Cigarette Box or Makeup Pencil Holder by Marius Agogue Loiret
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Constructed with fine mahogany and birch woods. Designed by French ebeniste Marius Agogue Loiret. This very decorative box would ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Birch, Mahogany

Aesthetic Movement Oak Pipe Rack with a Japanese Style Brass Fretwork Backplate
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Aesthetic Movement. An oak pipe rack with a Japanese-style brass fretwork backplate, and a tobacco draw with brass handle.
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French red aventurine top silver box.
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18th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Porphyry, Silver

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Hinged Box with Silver Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English tortoiseshell hinged box with silver decorations.
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19th Century English Antique Snuff

Materials

Tortoise Shell

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Snuff

Materials

Metal

Russian Silver Niello Tobacco Box, Moscow, circa 1820-1830
By Gustav Klingert
Located in Sarasota, FL
Russian silver niello tobacco box with finely etched pastoral scenes and interior gold wash. The box is marked on inside with "84" for Russian silver, cyrillic "IO" for maker's initi...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Majolica Tobacco Box Pot Jar by Johann Maresch, Austria, circa 1900
By Johann Maresch
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for one of our rare Majolica items, an exceptional tobacco box pot or jar out of the sack series by Johann Maresch from the beginning of the 20th century. The beautiful...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Snuff

Materials

Majolica

Onnaing Style Barbotine Tobacco Box Reading Pig, 19th Century
By Onnaing
Located in Paris, FR
Onnaing style barbotine tobacco box representing a sitting pig with a cane, wearing glasses and a blue hat, smoking and reading a French newspaper called "La Viene". Around it, three...
Category

19th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Faience

Early 19th Century Gold and Enamel Box, Swiss Work
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular box with three tones of gold and royal blue enamel. The hinged lid is embellished with a multicolored gold medallion in relief featuring a bouquet of roses and tulips, se...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Empire Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top revealing the match caddy and strike on the lid, resting on a rope edge oval base....
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

19th Century Austrian Majolica Tablescape Smoker Set
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Austrian Majolica smoking set match striker harvest theme with a willow baskets, fruits and pitcher.
Category

1880s Austrian Rustic Antique Snuff

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-19th Century Limoges Enamel Flask
By Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Small flask in Limoges enamel and silver mounts with its original stopper. All of its surfaces are decorated with figures set in a gallant landscape. On the body, a couple of young l...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver, Enamel

French Majolica Hound Medor Tobacco Jar Saint Clement
By Saint-Clément
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica hound Medor tobacco jar Saint Clement, circa 1900.
Category

Early 1900s French Country Antique Snuff

Materials

Ceramic

19th Majolica Parrot Tobacco Jar Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar with a parrot Onnaing, circa 1880.   
Category

1880s French French Provincial Antique Snuff

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Pottery Tobacco Jar Humidor Renaissance Style
Located in Austin, TX
Rare complete 19th French pottery tobacco jar inspired by the Renaissance with medallions with his two pewter lids. Pottery from North of France Normandy.    
Category

1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Snuff

Materials

Pewter

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927 A very rare good looking a...
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Shagreen

Painted Porcelain Tobacco Box Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tobacco box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920.
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Snuff

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Treen Pot with Lid
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This elm pot was probably used to store Tabaco. It is finely turned and has an attractive patina.
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Elm

19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Tobacco Jar Manuel Mafra
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Austin, TX
Large Portuguese Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Manuel Mafra. This tobacco jar is decorated in high relief of a frog, large butterflies, bugs, shells, a snake, a crocodile, on th...
Category

1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Snuff

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

18th Century French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox, "Le Patre"
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox, "Le Patre" French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox Titled "Le Patre" Walnut wooden box with a scene of a landscape Beautiful detailed cut scenery o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Wooden Snuffbox
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French walnut wooden snuffbox French walnut wooden snuffbox Beautiful detailed cut scenery, celebrating people The text will be probably "rejouissance mamand" (festiv...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Walnut

KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
By KPM Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue underglaze sceptre mark, joined ...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Snuff

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Black Forest Carved Humidor
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand-carved humidor in the form of a dog's head. The dog is very whimsical with a hat, which lifts to reveal a compartment for storage and finished with a cigar and a bo...
Category

19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Snuff

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Humidor
Located in High Point, NC
19th century black forest humidor hand-carved in the shape of a dog's head. His hat lifts to reveal storage for tobacco or cigars. The carving on this piece is wonderfully detailed a...
Category

19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Snuff

Materials

Fruitwood

Burlwood Box of Rectangular Form, 19th Century, Probably English
Located in Spencertown, NY
The serpentine front with upraised lip for opening. The interior covered in felt.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sceaux Faux Porphyry Tobacco Jars, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of jars with covers with old repairs and chips.
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Snuff

Materials

Faience

Sterling Silver Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A finely crafted sterling silver snuff box featuring a sleek rectangular form with crisp, clean
Category

1890s European Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Agate Mouse Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Agate Mouse Snuff Box. Made Circa 1760. Crafted from grey agate carved in the form of a mouse
Category

1760s German Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Gold

Chinese Cloudy Agate Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate

Qing Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Qing Dynasty Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle This Qing Dynasty snuff bottle is carved from a single
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Stone

Turquoise and Diamond Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Turquoise and Diamond Snuff Bottle A turquoise snuff bottle with carved roses and bird motifs
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Snuff

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold

Rare Scottish Horn Snuff Mill
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare Scottish snuff mull with carved water buffalo with ears and eyes. At the opposite end a
Category

1820s Scottish Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Micro Mosaic Gold Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Micro Mosaic Gold Snuff Box An 18 karat gold snuff box accented with blue enamel set with a micro
Category

1850s Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

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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.

How Much is a Antique Snuff?

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.
Questions About Antique Snuff
  • 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.