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What is a tobacco basket?
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After the large wooden barrels that were once used to export tobacco to auction houses fell out of favor, a smaller, streamlined tobacco basket took their place — the design of these baskets, which were pivotal to getting tobacco leaves to market and keeping the leaves clean in auction houses, is frequently credited to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Nowadays, tobacco baskets are decorative items.
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Basket Weave Design 18k Gold Cigarette Box
Located in London, GB
Basket weave design 18k gold cigarette box
Continental, Early 20th century
Height 1.5cm, width
Category
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
Basket Weave Snuff Box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1837
By Joseph Willmore
Located in London, GB
A Basket Weave Snuff Box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1837.
An unusual basket weave Snuff Box
Category
Antique 19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Snuffbox basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance style, Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli of a basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Tobacco Leaf Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Bread Plate
Located in Norton, MA
Pseudo-Tobacco leaf pattern with rich foliate and floral designs.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Bowl in Tobacco Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Bowl in Tobacco, size large, is an exquisite testament to Venetian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Bowl in Tobacco Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Murano Battuto Vase in Tobacco, size small, is a masterclass in design and craftsmanship
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
