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19th Century French Papier Maché Snuff Box with Landscape and Figures Painting
Located in Milan, IT
French Painted Papier Maché Snuffbox 1800s. Snuff box of circular shape with fine painting on the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Other

18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box Engraved Brass Snuff Box Brass with Figures
Located in Milan, IT
wear and use. It comes from an Italian private collection. This artwork is shipped from Italy
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Other, Brass

Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with
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Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Queen Anne Britannia 'Vento and Vellis' 'Wind and Speed' Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
depicting an impressive East Indiaman/large merchant ship, below the elucidating name 'The Richard', all
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Antique Early 1700s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Britannia Standard Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By John Shaw
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
incorporates a nautical themed design of the ship 'Victory' illustration, in addition to the wording 'Immortal
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Antique Early 1800s British George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
H 0.28 in W 1.02 in D 1.46 in
Snuffbox Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
sailing ship. Early 19th century Viennese Baroque style. Fine hand engraving on all sides and bottom
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Oval Snuff/Trinket Box #14241
Located in Washington Depot, CT
box used to carry pills or snuff. The hinged lid features an applied flower with a bezel set green
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20th Century Charm Bracelets

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Sterling Silver

800 Silver Germany Repousse Snuff/Trinket/Pill Box #16529
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage 800 silver German repousse snuff/trinket/pill box. Engraving on the inside bottom of the
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20th Century German Barware

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Silver

Birmingham England Edward Smith Sterling Silver Trinket/Snuff Box
Located in Washington Depot, CT
scratching and tarnish. Item will be packaged securely and shipped with insurance.
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes and Cases

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Sterling Silver

Antique George III Sterling Silver Snuff Box by Cornelius Bland #4355
Located in Washington Depot, CT
. Very impressive antique snuff box with interior gilt finish. Measures 2 3/4" long x 1 3/4" wide
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Antique 19th Century Charm Bracelets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Swiss 8 Air Gonçalo Alves Musical Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique
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Antique 1870s Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff & Fils 19th Century
Located in London, GB
pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the
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Antique 1880s Swiss Musical Instruments

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Other

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
whatever precious possessions they could. Most ended up boarding rescue ships on the Black Sea in Crimea
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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Other Sterling Silver

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Silver, Vermeil

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Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
By Hung Chong & Co.
Located in Newark, England
Circa 1910 From our Chinese collection, we are pleased to offer this Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box. The snuff box of oval form having a hammered decoration to the exterior with a ...
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
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H 1.18 in W 3.35 in D 2.56 in
Snuff Box Round Guilloche Enamel Box Gold Paillons Stars of Sky Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of pure gold “paillons” in the shape of stars to c...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Mother-of-pearl Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted etched mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1803. The iridescent mother-of-pearl lid...
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Gorgeous Munich Child Souvenir Metal Trinket Jewelry Box Antique German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Munich child souvenir trinket box, made of white metal. A beautiful nice addition to your vanity room.
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Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

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Metal

Antique 1815 Yellow Gold Pearl and Turquoise Pill Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 12 karat yellow gold box with pearl and turquoise; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection. This exceptional antique 12 karat ye...
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Antique 1810s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box Step back into the glorious era of the French empire with this stunning Antique French brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" snuff box. A ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Red Guilloche Enamel Gilt Portrait of Period Lady Compact Powder or Pill Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Square guilloche enamel gilt jeweled compact with hand painted portrait of a period lady. This gold tone metal compact with red guilloche enamel and lovely hand painted lady with an...
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Enamel

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 devices on the side panels, and a ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Porcelain

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Porcelain

Oversized Swiss Black Forest Dog Tobacco Jar
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
The tobacco jar of unusually large size modelled as a humorous dog with its mouth open and tongue sticking out. The dog is highly detailed with individual carving lines for its hair,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Black Forest Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood

Oversized Swiss Black Forest Dog Tobacco Jar
Oversized Swiss Black Forest Dog Tobacco Jar
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H 7 in W 7 in D 7.9 in
Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Cairngorm Snuff Mull Ram's Horn Edinburgh 1884
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Scottish sterling silver mounted ram's horn snuff mull, set with a large cairngorm gemstone, Edinburgh 1884, by silversmith Peter MacGregor Westren. This rare Scottish...
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Antique 1880s Scottish Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Swiss Black Forest Novelty Anvil Tobacco Jar Smokers Compendium
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
With Secret Compartments & Locks Cigar Cutter & Vesta Case From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to offer this very rare and unusual Swiss Black Forest carving of a tob...
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Antique Early 1900s Swiss Jugendstil Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Metal

Austrian Silver & Enamel Horse Snuff Box
Located in Newark, England
The box of rectangular shape with faceted corners topped with an enamel scene featuring three horses grazing by the watering trough amongst a sunburst enamel background. The interior...
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco B...

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Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel

Austrian Silver & Enamel Horse Snuff Box
Austrian Silver & Enamel Horse Snuff Box
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H 0.67 in W 2.04 in D 1.57 in
Japanese Tabako/Tool Box with Kiseru -wabi Sabi-Taisho Era-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
This antique Japanese Tobacco Box, complete with drawers, a kiseru, is a captivating piece of history. The warm hew of the elm is telling a story of time. The box showcases authentic...
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1910s Showa More Art

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Metal

English silver horse racing snuff box, Birmingham 1829
Located in Delft, NL
English silver horse racing snuff box, Birmingham 1829 A silver snuff box with a scene from horse racing on top of the hinged lidded box. On the sides a guilocche pattern and inside...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Charles II Walnut, Mulberry Marquetry Cabinet, Gilt Stand, 17th C H.F. du Pont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles II walnut and mulberry marquetry cabinet on giltwood stand, c. 1650-1670. Giltwood cresting and stand appear to be from a few decades later. The form of furniture now descr...
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Antique Mid-17th Century British Charles II Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
By Arthur Graf
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive and decorative antique sterling silver snuff box. It is a rounded oval shape, very ergonomic to slip into the pocket and it has a wonderful pictorial design to the lid...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
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H 0.75 in W 2 in D 1.5 in

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Rare French Naughty Painting Snuff Box with 18k Pique
Located in San Marcos, CA
painting-beset tortoise shell snuff boxes. The snuff box is adorned with hundreds of 18k gold stars and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Jewelry & Watches

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18k Gold

Circa 1960s Hattie Carnegie Asian Motif Pendant Necklace
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Long Beach, CA
Circa 1960s Hattie Carnegie black cord necklace with a molded faux-snuff bottle pendant and
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Mid-20th Century American Pendant Necklaces

Antique Ship Snuff Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Fantastic painted and inlaid wooden ship snuff box made by a French prisoner of war at Sissinghurst
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Decorative Objects

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Wood

Antique Ship Snuff Box
Antique Ship Snuff Box
H 1.75 in W 5 in D 2 in
Prisoner of War Battleship Snuff Box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
and the poop sections opening to reveal compartments in her mid-ships and applied with incised brass
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Antique Late 18th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Walnut

Hand Etched Sterling Silver Chatelaine Compact / Snuff Box
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver chatelaine compact or snuff box. Beautiful hand etched design in a
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20th Century Unknown Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Swiss solid gold snuff box with enameled decorations
Located in London, GB
This beautiful, rare snuff box is an exceptional piece of craftsmanship: built from solid gold, the
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Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Enamel

Boat Shapped Snuff Box or Box, Boxwood, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Snuffbox. Boxwood, Century XVIII. Box or snuff box made of carved boxwood and metal worked to
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Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Other

Antique Victorian 18-Karat Gold Snuff Box, Nathaniel Mills, circa 1851
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian 18-karat solid gold snuff box, cartooche shaped, cover , base and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Fine and Rare Table Snuff Box Made in London in by Rawlings & Summers
Located in London, GB
The snuff box is of broad rectangular form and has slightly incuse corners. The cover displays an
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Very Fine 19th Century Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Snuff Box, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
are tax exempt on antiques when shipped from Canada. Ontario residents are subject to 13% HST on
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Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Revival Snuff Boxes and Toba...

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Silver, Enamel

Solid Sterling Silver Ship Nautical Cigarette Case 53.2 Grams Nielloware
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this solid sterling silver sterling silver cigarette case with a Nielloware type engraving I’m putting up for sale my entire collection of silve...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Brass Tobacco Box with Gold Green Black Sailing Ship Decoration Jack Frost
By Jack Frost Ice Buckets
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Brass tobacco box with gold green black sailing ship decoration Jack Frost.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Fine and Heavy 19th Century Russian Silver (.875 Fine) and Niello Snuffbox
By Fyodor Ivanov
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
). International clients are tax exempt on antiques when shipped from Canada. Ontario residents are subject to 13
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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Antique Dutch .833 Fine Silver Hand Chased Snuff Box, Sailing Ships Motif
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous antique Dutch .833 fine silver hand chased snuff box "Sword" assay mark for .833 fine
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Collectible Jewelry

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Silver

19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box We are proud to offer an early 19th Century fork art bone
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Antique 1820s British Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

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Bone

Novelty George 111 Silver Cowrie Shell Snuff Box, Dated circa 1790
Located in London, GB
were bought back by ship's Captains and mounted up in silver for snuff as they were the perfect shape.   
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Antique 1790s English George III Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique 14 Karat Yellow Gold Locket and Compact Snuff Box Pendant
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Locket / Compact Snuff Box Pendant with Engine Turned Design circa 1900
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20th Century Pendant Necklaces

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Gold

A painted Papier-mâché snuff box inscribed with provenance to a gunner on Victor
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A painted Papier-mâché snuff box inscribed with provenance to a gunner on Victory at Trafalgar
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Antique Early 1800s English Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Antique Swiss 12 Air Four Visible Bells Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Rosewood

Imperial Glasswork of St. Petersburg 1900s Cobalt Blue Glass Egg on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Egg with gilt stand. Enameled paint decoration with turn of the century trains and steam ship. All
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Antique Early 1900s Russian Belle Époque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Very Good Georgian Sterling Silver Pocket Snuffbox, Birmingham, 1812
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
. International clients are tax exempt on goods when shipped out of country. Ontario residents are subject to 13
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

1936 Antique Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
cover; a sign of quality when boxes have an unlined, solid silver cover. This ship measured at over
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Vintage 1930s British Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

European Collection Of Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
" and a horse, likely for pills or snuff. - One snuff box in bone with a nautical decoration of a
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Pewter, Brass, Silver Plate

Small Sterling Silver Trinket/Pill Box
Located in Washington Depot, CT
boxes used to carry pills or snuff. Hinged lid. Etched frame design on lid. Measures 1 3/8" long, 1
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20th Century Boxes and Cases

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Sterling Silver

Tobacco Box
Located in Kobenhavn S, DK
. Monogramed and stamped: T Denmark. We ship this item worldwide, please contact dealer for shipping options
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Antique 19th Century Danish Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Tobacco Box
Tobacco Box
H 5.71 in Dm 5.32 in
Rare French Tortoise Shell Portrait Miniature Snuff Box
Located in San Marcos, CA
Exceptionally fine museum quality 1700s snuff box mounted with a fine portrait miniature showing a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Jewelry & Watches

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14k Gold

Antique French 1700s Portrait Miniature Snuff Box Gold, Tortoise
Located in San Marcos, CA
the aristocracy and wealthy patrons, Royals, for whom the gift of a jewelry item, or snuff box (like
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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Boxes and Cases

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22k Gold

Louis XVI Portrait Miniature of a Boy Vernis Martin Gold
Located in San Marcos, CA
A fabulous find, this petit snuff box is from the era of French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie
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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Jewelry & Watches

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9k Gold

Continental Parcel Gilt and Painted Lead Tobacco Box
Located in New York, NY
of a man holding a staff and wearing a miter and the other of a sailing ship. The order of the
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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Important 19th Century Sailors Woolie Woolwork Needlework Sailing Ship Mimosa
Located in ., Gloucestershire
destination cruelly snuffed out any such hopes. The ship featured in this woolwork is The Mimosa. The
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Antique 19th Century Argentine Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Wool

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Ship Snuff For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the ship snuff you’re looking for. Each ship snuff for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bone and silver. If you’re shopping for a ship snuff, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a ship snuff — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right ship snuff, those designed in Baroque, folk art and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. Franco Salimbeni each produced at least one beautiful ship snuff that is worth considering.

How Much is a Ship Snuff?

Prices for a ship snuff can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $56,906, while the average can fetch as much as $1,097.