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What is a snuff mull?
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A snuff mull is an oversized snuff box. Snuff boxes were used to carry a mixture of ground tobacco and scented oils that were sniffed or snuffed. This was a common method for ingesting tobacco in the 18th century. Shop a collection of vintage snuff mulls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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A Scottish-Commissioned Cantonese Rams Horn Snuff Mull Canton, China, for the Sc
Located in London, GB
An exceptional carved horn snuff mull of traditional Scottish ram’s horn form, produced in Canton during the early nineteenth century for export to Scotland.
Category
Antique 1820s Scottish Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Silver Regimental Snuff Mull with Ebonised Base, 1908
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English solid silver monumental regimental table snuff mull, crafted in the form of a British Artillery Officer’s Busby.
Category
20th Century British Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795.
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Antique 1790s Scottish George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian (George III) Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull With hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull, having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795.
Category
Antique 1790s Scottish George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scottish Horn Snuff Mull
Located in Essex, MA
Unusually large, inlaid with crystal, amber and silver. Engraved with thistles, inside cover carved 1741, Wilm. Ruthven, WH. Provenance; Fountain Walker collection.
Category
Antique 1740s Scottish George II Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Other
$3,800
Antique 19thC Scottish Silver Mounted Horn Table Snuff Mull & Jars c.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Scottish silver mounted cow horn table snuff mull with four cut glass jars and chained impliments.
Category
Antique 1850s Scottish Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
