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Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes For Sale
German Porcelain Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain snuff box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Hand painted classical tableau celebrating the e...
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18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$12,500
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 engraved with machined undulating wavy motifs, centred by a monogrammed shield-shaped cartouche, opening to a richly gilded interior with both the lid & base bearing Birmingham hallmarks...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
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1780s English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Tobacco Jar Manuel Mafra
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 the lid a large shell with a lizard on the top, a butterfly and a bug.
Very rich decoration all-over the pot.
Reference / Page 38 " Portuguese Palissy Ware...
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1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the unde...
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18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
RARE Austrian silver (ALT WIEN) Havdalah spice container, Judaica ISRAEL MUSEUM
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Up for sale is this museum quality Judaica Havdalah spice container, very rare with great provenance!!
This silver spice tower was made in Vienna Austria, on the early part of the 19...
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Early 1800s Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian enamelled snuff box.
Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted in an octagonal shape with neoclassical and renaissance Revival motifs in solid .8...
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1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork.
Probably Georges II period.
Unmarked gold...
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1750s English George II Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden.
35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...
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18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Snuff Box, German, 800 Fine Silver, Hand Chased with a Smoking Pub Scene
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A very fine, very heavy .800 fine German silver Snuff Box with a hand chased or cast .800 fine silver lid (the entire box is hallmarked "800" with other maker's marks that were not i...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare silver Herb Box (Yerbera), Upper Peru, Potosí, c. 1775–90 great repoussé
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Herb Box (Yerbera), Upper Peru, possibly Potosí, c. 1775–90, cast, repoussé, and chased silver,
the design is very intricate, with lions, cats and some other animals, and a women on the lid, it is made in a shell shape with a classical women on top of the lid, the body is all hand made with lions and wild cats with leafs designs, the inner part is divided into two compartments, as usually in this type of boxes. lock is not working but it is very nice and "primitive" looking.
Boxes have a long history across cultures and time. In Spanish America, containers of many types, styles, and materials were cherished as gifts. Known today as yerberas (herb boxes) or coqueras (coca boxes...
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Late 18th Century Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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
length 21cm., 8 1/4" depth 7.5cm., 3" height 11cm., 4 1/2".
The Dutch were the main importers of tobacco in the 18th century and manufactured tobacco boxes to sell with...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shell, Velvet
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 Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shell
Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Table Snuff or Dresser Box
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box in the Meissen style.
With a polychrome enamel Bacchanalian scene on the lid, neoclassical...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 65.39 grams. Dimensions: 7.5cmx3cm. Con...
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20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Georgian sterling silver snuff box
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive antique Georgian era sterling silver snuff box.
It has an ergonomic design which easily slips into the pocket it is a bowed shape and has a squeeze / push action closu...
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19th Century British George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$218 Sale Price
20% Off
Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional micromosaic snuff box represents the heights of this ancient art form. Depicting four doves sitting atop a bronze dish, the inse...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$28,500
Antique BENEDICT STUDIO Arts
C Hammered Copper Humidor Sticklea era- W7976
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Benedict Studio Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Humidor - W7976
This is an antique c. early 1900s Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Humidor by Benedict Studios. Looks like it has ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper
$392 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold
Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Swiss 18k gold vinaigrette, of rectangular form with cut corners, the lid features a seated cherub draped in red silk, engaged in writing, framed by a deli...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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...
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Ceramic Jewelry Box Signed Lucien Brisdoux
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice quality mid-century French ceramic jewelry box or decorative lidded box.
This hand-crafted, hand-painted mid-century French box would look great on a small side table o...
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Mid-20th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670.
Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith.
The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
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1670s English Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
19th Century English Long Silver Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English long silver trinket box.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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 Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Austrian Majolica Stove 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 Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Fox Porcelain Box by Édouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco painted porcelain box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz and manufactured by Theodore Haviland - Limoges. Stamps on the bottom. Origin France, circa 1920. Box with a cat or fox fi...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19thC German 18K Gold
Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael
s Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring a hinged cover framed by chased foliate borders on a deep blue g...
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19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Cute Black Forest Carved Wood Bear Match Box Holder with Ashtray Brienz
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Ths antique German or Swiss bear figurine is a really lovely item and a remarkable piece of craftsmanship regarding its fine carving, dating back...
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1880s German Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gold
silver matchbox
snuffbox w/ hinged lid
blue cabochon on the clasp
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gold and silver matchbox and snuffbox with hinged lid and blue cabochon on the clasp. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 193.38 grams. Dimensions: 9....
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20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
A Rare and Historically Interesting George IV Period Snuff Box Made from Oak
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine box is one of a small number of souvenir pieces of this kind made from timbers salvaged during the refurbishment of Windsor Castle in the 1820s. What makes this piece parti...
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19th Century English George IV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Oak
Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Silver mustard pot / Antique sterling sliver seasoning pot
Antique sterling silver mustard / glass lined seasoning pot 1919
Beautifully crafted ant...
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1610s British Romantic Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Snuff Box Octagonal English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with borders in the English Queen Anne style and sides with translucent fired enamels on ...
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1980s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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 Chine...
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19th Century Asian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
CARVED BLACK FOREST WOOD SMOKiNG PIPE CABINET BOX LATIN INSCRIBED NIL NISI CRUCE
By Black Forest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, hand carved Black Forest wood, smoking pipe cabinet or rack with inscribed top reading "Nil N...
Category
1870s German Black Forest Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
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. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 86.06 grams. Dimensions: 7cmx4cm. Content: ...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Agate and Micromosaic Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Intricate and flawless, the highly detailed micromosaic medallion on the lid of this agate box is an incredible example of this diminutive art form. The elaborate micromosaic depicts...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate
$12,850
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case
Matchbox, Portrait Of A Nude, Vienna ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Austrian Art-Nouveau Tabatière and Matchbox, Around 1900:
Rectangular silver cigarette case in a smooth finish, curved, with hinged lid, coloured enamel painting on the top...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Box in olive wood, free-form. With a lid that turns and can be removed from the base of the box. The shape of this box is free and sinuous, which makes it very original and rare. The...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare brass box would have been a coveted contraption in the finest English pubs of the 18th and 19th centuries. Known as an “honesty” box, the rectang...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
A Very Fine Early 20th Century Enamelled Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The front of the case exhibiting an exquisite hand painted panel depicting sprays of irises in shades of lavender, royal blue & green, set against a radiant white enamelled machined ...
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Mid-20th Century English Machine Age Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling 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 Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Silver
George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater Made in London in 1802 by Phipps
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...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling 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, dating to the Regency period, circa 1810.
Commemorative keeper crafted at the b...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lead
18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box Engraved Brass Snuff Box Brass with Figures
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Dutch brass tobacco box with hinged lid engraved with five circular medallions containing the busts of male noblemen figures with inscriptions and dates, the most recent...
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Mid-18th Century French Romantic Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Other, Brass
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 Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Sheffield. Weight: 31.11 grams. Dimensions: 4.7x1.4cm. Content: 925/1...
Category
20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
$150 Sale Price
50% Off
Italian Gold-Mounted Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian micro mosaic plaque mounted within snuff box, depicting white and brown hound seated on grass.
Circle of Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836).
R...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene "
18th-Century French Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, Religious Architectural Scene
Ori...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Wells Snuff Box With Cricket Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Cricket Snuff Box.
A 19th century sycamore snuff box with a cricket monochrome transfer image on the lid. The image is of a cricket match with the players all wearing top hat...
Category
19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
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, is set with a detailed micromosaic plaque on top. The plaque depicts a rural land...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver
Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain.
Having a porcelain mounted lid with wonderfully hand-...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London by Joseph Ash I, 1807
By Joseph Ash I
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Rare George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London in 1807 by Joseph Ash I.
As with vinaigrettes, concentric Snuff Boxes are rare. This example is circular i...
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19th Century English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Antique betel box in silver-plated metal - Cambodia, first half of the 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Box - Asian manufacturing
Measures : 8x19cm H:19cm
Betel chewing permeated every layer of Cambodian society from the Court downwards. It was enjoyed by men and women alike an...
Category
Early 20th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Gold And Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century English snuff box is composed of a beautiful dark hardstone body encased in gold casework mounts. The box opens with a hinged lid, allowing snuff stored inside to b...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Military Presentation Snuff or Tobacco Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique snuff or tobacco box is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and originates from England and dates to 1820 and done in the period Georgian style....
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form!
With a pink ground, floral spray decoration, and gilt bronze mou...
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18th Century English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Pill Box Oval shape Art Nouveau floral miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Art Nouveau Jewel: Guilloché Enamel & Hand-Painted Pill Box by Giorgio Salimbeni, 1977
This exceptional oval pill box is a masterful synthesis of two revered decorative arts: the pr...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Snuffboxes for Sale on 1stDibs
Today antique snuffboxes and tobacco boxes — as well as a lot of other vintage tobacco accessories — are collectibles and charming pieces of decor for any display case or to elevate your bookshelves.
Snuff, made of ground tobacco, was especially popular with Europeans in the 1600s. The ornate boxes to keep the powder dry became highly decorative by the 18th century. It was considered a must-have item, particularly for nobility.
The most important feature of a snuffbox was that it was airtight. The box protected the snuff from oxygen. Another crucial component was the flat lid.
Snuffboxes could be small enough to fit into a pocket or a larger container for communal use at the table. They also came in different shapes. Porcelain containers were prevalent and often designed to look like trunks. Others were oval or square. Boxes made with cowrie shells were rare and more expensive.
Snuffboxes were usually crafted from silver, gold, horn or tortoiseshell. Some of the most prestigious snuffboxes were French tabatières made of gold and sometimes glass. They could be adorned with amethysts, sapphires and diamonds and enameled, engraved or chased.
Sheffield, England, was known for its silver snuffboxes in the late 18th century as its silver-plating technologies perfected these containers. By the early 19th century, the silver industry in Birmingham, England, was producing elegant snuffboxes with images of abbeys and castles on the sides and top.
Another type of tobacco box was the snuff mull or mill. It was made out of horn or an entire ram’s head and topped with a metal lid, frequently featuring engravings and decorative hinges. These were fashionable in Scotland during the 19th century. The origin of its name is unclear.
On 1stDibs, find a plentiful range of antique snuffboxes and tobacco boxes to complement any home decor or furniture style. You can browse the collection by style, which includes Victorian, Georgian and Art Deco, or by material to find pieces in silver and gold.
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