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Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830
Located in Worcester, GB
Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830 A small early 19th-century rectangular snuff box in papier-mâché, with gently domed lid and rounded corne...
Lacquer
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Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820
Located in Worcester, GB
Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820 A small and decorative early 19th-century snuff box in lacquered papier-mâché, the shaped lid finely inlaid with ...
Silver
Antique 19th Century Continental Three Colour Gold Snuff Box c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Continental 18k three-colour gold oval snuff box, the cover finely decorated in rose, yellow, and platinum with a central musical trophy composed of instru...
Gold
19th Century French 18K Gold Royal Presentation Snuff Box, c.1850
By Louis-François Tronquoy 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid 19th century French 18k gold snuff box, of lobed design with chased scroll and foliate decoration, the hinged cover inset with a circular miniature portrait of Napoleon I...
Gold
19th C. French Carved Boxwood Snuff Box, PRINCE EUGENE AT HIS MOTHER'S TOMB
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved circular snuff box in boxwood or possibly elm (interior possibly faux tortoiseshell), French, early 19th century, the lid deeply modeled in high relief with a classic...
Boxwood
Antique 19th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German (Hanau) snuff box in 18-carat gold and enamel. Rectangular with canted corners, the lid is painted with a finely detailed allegorical scene of fecun...
Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century German Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German gold and enamel snuff box. This elongated rectangular snuff box, features cut corners and a lid adorned with intricate enamel work. The lid's central plaq...
Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Solid Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Geneva c.1830
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18k gold and enamel snuff box made for the Ottoman market, oval with scalloped edges, the lid painted with a bouquet of roses and peonies and other flowers...
Gold, Enamel
Antique 19thC German Three-Colour 18K Gold & Jasperware Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German three-coloured 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular form with gracefully rounded corners, this exquisite piece features a central oval jasperware plaq...
Gold
CARL HIESS - Silver & Gold Snuff Box with Sapphire Thumbpiece - Austria - C.1880
Located in Chatham, ON
CARL HEISS - Antique - finest quality - silver and rose gold hinged snuff box with delicate diamond tooled surface - reverse painted French Bulldog on Rock Crystal Intaglio (often ca...
Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa 1870. A Regency Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Tea Caddy Box of Hexagonal form. Featuring a decorated Neo Classical taste top centering the goddess Ceres recumbent upon her...
Walnut
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...
Gold, Enamel
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19th C. Anglo-Indian Hand Carved 4-Section Tea Caddy Inset W/ Tin Manganese Tile
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anglo Indian, early 19th century. A highly unusual Antique hand carved 4-section tea caddy. The box which features a carved ribbon edge hinged lid, which opens to reveal four indivi...
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...
Shell, Velvet
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessories of Ja...
Brass
Russian tobacco containers with carved and painted decoration, treen, C 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This rare pair of Russian folk art treen tobacco containers are beautifully hand turned from one solid piece of limewood. They have well hollowed interiors with a neatly fitting lid ...
Wood
Antique 19thC German Three Colour Solid Gold Snuff Box, Hanau c.1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century German (Hanau) gold box of rectangular form, the hinged lid with a finely engine turned ground framed by a border in three colour gold, delicately worked wit...
Gold
Historically Important Antique 19th C. Gilt Snuff Box for Hannah Crowninshield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An historically important gilt bronze snuff box. With highly detailed Neoclassical engraving throughout to the lid and sides. With a cursive inscription to the base for Hannah Crow...
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Antique French Solid Silver Niello Table Snuff Box - c.1880
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this beautiful antique solid silver French snuff box made c.1880. The box presents a stunning niello design with its table snuff box proportions allowing f...
Silver
Chinese Large Glass Snuff Bottle Inside Painted Spoon Top with Box, Mid 20th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese glass snuff bottle, which is beautifully inside hand painted and with a spoon top, all coming complete with a box and dating to the mid 20th Century, Circ...
Glass
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H 1.38 in Dm 2.56 in
19th C French Decoupage Papier Mâché Box with Black and Gold Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century French black papier mâché trinket box with decoupage chinoiserie scene. Elegant small size is perfect as a bedside table or desk accessory.
19th Century Austrian 18K Gold Snuff Box, c.1830
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Austrian 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular form with cut corners, the hinged covers beautifully engraved with an eagle catching a butterfly, surrounded by floral border...
Gold
19th Century German 18k Gold Snuff Box, Hanau, c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century German 18k (750 standard) gold snuff box, of rectangular form with cut corners. The front applied with a plaque depicting an agricultural scene, a rooster ...
Gold
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Solid Gold Snuff Box, Geneva c.1840
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18k solid gold snuff box. Rectangular shapes with an oval profile and gently curved sides, this exquisite snuff box features a flush hinged lid with a curv...
Gold
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H 0.91 in W 3.35 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Georgian Solid Silver-Gilt Hunting Snuff Box, Birmingham, c.1830
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Georgian solid silver-gilt large snuff box, impressive size and heavy gauge, cover chased in high relief depicting a hunting scene, with a pronounced floral boarders to ...
Silver
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H 0.95 in W 3.55 in D 2.56 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold Snuff Box, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, c.1850
By J.F. Bautte & Moynier
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century Swiss 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, chased and engraved throughout with scrolling folliage and rosetts, lid and base with eng...
Gold
Antique 19th Century German 18K Solid Gold Snuff Box, Hanau c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German 18K solid gold snuff box of rectangular cushion form. The lid is engraved with floral motifs and diagonal geometric patterns, finished with an applied flo...
Gold
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H 1.11 in W 3.35 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Regency Solid Silver Large Snuff Box, Nathaniel Mills, c.1832
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Regency solid silver table snuff box, particularly large size, of rectangular form, the cushioned sides are beautifully chased with a floral decoration in relief...
Silver
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H 1.11 in W 3.35 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Regency Solid Silver Large Snuff Box, Nathaniel Mills, c.1832
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Regency solid silver table snuff box, particularly large size, of rectangular form, the cushioned sides are beautifully chased with a floral decoration in relief...
Silver
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H 0.56 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Antique 19th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau c.1800
By Les Freres Toussaint
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century Exceptional German 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of octagonal shape features a lid adorned with an exquisite oval enamel plaque, beautifully painted with a ...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.52 in W 3.04 in D 2.17 in
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Geneva c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form, the hinged lid is adorned with a charming village scene, depicting a carriage at a publ...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.56 in W 3.67 in D 2.45 in
Antique 19th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with cut corners, featuring a lid adorned with intricate decorations divided lengthwise. The upper ...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.6 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
19th Century French 18K Solid Gold Snuff Box, Louis-Francois Tronquoy, c.1830
By Louis-François Tronquoy 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French three-colour 18K solid gold snuff box, of rectangular form, sides chased with floral bands on a sablé ground, the central panels with engine-turned decora...
Gold
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H 0.6 in W 3.75 in D 2.56 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Remond, Lamy & Cie, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19Th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Of Rectangular Form With Canted Corners, The Cover Is Set With A Finely Painted Panel Depicting A Queen (Possibly Dido Queen Of Cartha...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.17 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Gide & Blondet, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular shape with canted corners, the sides and underside enamelled in deep blue with black hexagonal motifs, the ...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.6 in W 3.94 in D 2.17 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond, Gide c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form, with cut corners, the hinged lid is adorned with a charming scene depicting a picturesque harbor sc...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.91 in W 3.35 in D 1.97 in
Antique 19th Century German 18K Solid Gold & Diamond Snuff Box, Hanau c.1840
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German 18K gold snuff box, rectangular in form. The lid is finely engraved with floral motifs and set with an initial L set with 30 diamonds, while the base also...
Multi-gemstone, Gold
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H 0.6 in W 3.04 in D 2.25 in
Antique 19th Century German Three-Colour 18K Gold Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German three-coloured 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular shape with elegantly rounded corners, featuring a lid that is intricately adorned with a chased fl...
Gold
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H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.49 in
19th Century German Three-Colour 18K Gold & Jasperware Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German three-coloured 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular form with gracefully rounded corners, this exquisite piece features a central oval jasperware plaq...
Gold
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H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.49 in
19th Century German Three-Colour 18K Gold & Jasperware Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German three-coloured 18k gold snuff box, of rectangular form with gracefully rounded corners, this exquisite piece features a central oval jasperware plaq...
Gold
Antique 19thC French 18K Two-Colour Gold & Enamel Snuff Box c.1840
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century French 18K two-colour gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with cut corners, the hinged covers beautifully engraved with engine turned decoration...
Gold
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H 9.06 in W 16.54 in D 12.6 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Silver Mounted Ram’s Head Snuff Mull c.1874
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian silver mounted ram’s head snuff mull, the head is fitted with a silver compartment for snuff, chased with thistles and centred by a facetted oval cryst...
Silver
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H 0.87 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Russian Solid Silver & Enamel Match Box, Moscow, c.1890
By Grachev Brothers
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Russian solid silver & enamel match box, of traditional design, decorated with multi-coloured champleve enamel. Hallmarked Russian silver 88 (915 standard), Mosc...
Silver, Enamel
Chinese Openwork Brass Dross Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Brass
19th Century French 18K Gold Vinaigrette, Paris, c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century French 18k gold vinaigrette, of rectangular form, with cut corners, both sides featuring geometrical engine turning and acanthus leaf boarders, opens to reveal the hinge...
Gold
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H 9.06 in W 3.94 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Smoking Bulldog Tobacco Jar, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae Tobacco Jar carved in the form of a smoking bulldog sitting on his hind legs. Lined with original lead and has glass eyes. A truly wonderf...
Lead
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H 0.6 in W 1.58 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Swiss 18k Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette by Jean-Georges Rémond, c. 1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th century Swiss 18k gold vinaigrette, of oval shape, the lid set with an oval panel depicting a seated cherub painting, semi nude and draped in red silk amongst clou...
Gold, Enamel
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H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 6.3 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes, small pretruding white teeth...
Glass, Wood
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.