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Material: Porphyry
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...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Porphyry Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
A Rare 18th Century Porphyry Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770

$1,800
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 Porphyry Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Silver

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box
19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box

$1,135
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Located in Clearwater, FL
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1890s French Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

19th Century French Repousse Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box
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English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
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1750s English George II Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Agate, Gold

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H 1.19 in W 1.78 in D 1.78 in
19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut veneered. Footed. Silk-lined. Key is included.
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19th Century French Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Bronze

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19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box

19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box

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H 4 in W 9.75 in D 3.75 in
18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
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18th Century English Other Antique Porphyry Boxes

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18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
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H 1.32 in W 3.38 in D 2.69 in
French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
Located in London, GB
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19th Century French Antique Porphyry Boxes

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French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
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French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket

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H 9.06 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Vintage Silver Box, Austria, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
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19th Century Hungarian Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Vintage Silver Box, Austria, 19th Century
Vintage Silver Box, Austria, 19th Century

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$4,538
H 5.91 in W 3.94 in D 9.85 in
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Porphyry Boxes

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Bronze

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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French Sevres Porcelain box.
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19th Century French Sevres Porcelain Box
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18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very funny little snuff box with a text about Etimologie; the true learning or real learning, on the lids outside and a hidden erotic motive on the inside of the lid.
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Porphyry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
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Located in Delft, NL
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Silver

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H 1.07 in W 3.75 in D 1.46 in
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An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
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Located in Milano, IT
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19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Porphyry Boxes

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H 4.93 in Dm 4.34 in
Swedish Pewter and Porphyry Stone Jewelry Box by Stenlya, 1974
Located in Uppsala, SE
Swedish pewter jewelry box with Porphyry stone handle made by Swedish company Stenlya in 1974. Porphyry (Porfyr in Swedish) is also called "Swedis...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porphyry Boxes

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Porphyry, Pewter

Swedish Pewter and Porphyry Stone Jewelry Box by Stenlya, 1974
Swedish Pewter and Porphyry Stone Jewelry Box by Stenlya, 1974

Swedish Pewter and Porphyry Stone Jewelry Box by Stenlya, 1974

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Grand Tour Porphyry, Yellow and White Marble Paperweight, Italian, late 19th C.
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oval shaped paperweight with carved alabaster profile of Roman Emperor, framed with imperial porphyry and yellow “marmo giallo” on white marble base.
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Located in London, GB
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Swedish Porphyry Butter Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Materials

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Swedish Porphyry Box with Silver-Plated Bronze Mounts, Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Silver Mounted Swedish Porphyry Box
Located in Stockholm, SE
A silver mounted Swedish porphyry box. Early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Porphyry Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Silver

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H 3.94 in Dm 5.12 in
Large Swedish Lidded Porphyry Vase
By Carl Gustav Hallberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large Swedish lidded porphyry vase, second half of 19th century. Lid with silver mounted rim stamped C.G. Hallberg 1894. Lid with restored crack.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Porphyry Boxes

Materials

Porphyry

Large Swedish Lidded Porphyry Vase
Large Swedish Lidded Porphyry Vase

Large Swedish Lidded Porphyry Vase

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