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20thC American Silver Plated Trompe I'oeil Cigarette Box, Tiffany & Co c.1910
20thC American Silver Plated Trompe I'oeil Cigarette Box, Tiffany & Co c.1910

20thC American Silver Plated Trompe I'oeil Cigarette Box, Tiffany & Co c.1910

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 20th Century American made Tiffany & Co Trompe l'oeil cigarette box, with wood grain detailing on all sides and a two-tone brass and silver plated finish. The word 'cigarette...

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20th Century American Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique American Art Nouveau Repousse Sterling Silver Matchsafe or Vesta
Antique American Art Nouveau Repousse Sterling Silver Matchsafe or Vesta

Antique American Art Nouveau Repousse Sterling Silver Matchsafe or Vesta

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique signed silver Art Nouveau matchsafe. In sterling silver. With repousse decoration of rocaille swags around the edges of both sides. With a striker to the base. Mar...

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20th Century American Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Gilt American Coin Silver Snuff Box attributed to Benjamin Tappin
Antique Gilt American Coin Silver Snuff Box attributed to Benjamin Tappin

Antique Gilt American Coin Silver Snuff Box attributed to Benjamin Tappin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique gilt silver snuff box. With engraved decorations to the top & monograms to both the top & bottom. Struck with what appears to be a 'BT' partial touch marks for Benja...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver, Gilt Metal

American Made 18K Gold 1880s Engine Turned Engraved Case Snuff Box 97.5 Gram
American Made 18K Gold 1880s Engine Turned Engraved Case Snuff Box 97.5 Gram

American Made 18K Gold 1880s Engine Turned Engraved Case Snuff Box 97.5 Gram

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Hand Made 18K Gold 1880s Engine Turned Engraved Case Snuff Box 97.5 Gram 97.5 gram 3 inch by 2inch by 3/8 inch thick In good condition for its age, no damage, no evidence of repair...

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Antique 1880s American Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold

19th Century French George Washington Memorial Bone Snuff Box France for America
19th Century French George Washington Memorial Bone Snuff Box France for America

19th Century French George Washington Memorial Bone Snuff Box France for America

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Early 19th Century French George Washington Memorial Bone Snuff Box France for the American Market, circa 1800–1825 An exceptionally rare and historically evocative early 19th-centu...

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Antique Early 19th Century French American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

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Antique American Queen Anne Period Lidded Brass Tobacco Box, circa 1750
Antique American Queen Anne Period Lidded Brass Tobacco Box, circa 1750

Antique American Queen Anne Period Lidded Brass Tobacco Box, circa 1750

Located in San Francisco, CA

A circa 1750 American Queen Anne period cast brass tobacco or snuff box with lid.

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Antique 1750s American Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Lead

Pipe Box

Pipe Box

Unavailable

H 15 in W 5.75 in D 5.13 in

Pipe Box

Located in Litchfield, CT

New England, circa 1760-1780. Maple, figured maple. Condition: Fine condition, refinished. Some bleeding to the original wrought nails. This rare two stage pipe box has a wonderful c...

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Antique 1760s American American Classical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Maple

Early Patriotic Federal Eagle Snuff Box
Early Patriotic Federal Eagle Snuff Box

Early Patriotic Federal Eagle Snuff Box

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H 1 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in

Early Patriotic Federal Eagle Snuff Box

Located in Acworth, GA

Antique lacquered papier mache snuff box with American Eagle, circa 1812. Rare patriotic themed.

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Antique Early 1800s French American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Antique Snuff Box General Lafayette Landing, Historical
Antique Snuff Box General Lafayette Landing, Historical

Antique Snuff Box General Lafayette Landing, Historical

Located in Acworth, GA

Marquis de Lafayette portrait inscription snuff box, circa 1830. Historical antique snuff box made of choice quality papier mâché. Measuring 3.5” diameter, with transfer Portrait ...

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Antique 1830s French American Classical Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Historical Snuff Box Early View of Capitol Rare President Presidential
Historical Snuff Box Early View of Capitol Rare President Presidential

Historical Snuff Box Early View of Capitol Rare President Presidential

Located in Acworth, GA

Very rare antique and important papier mache snuff box, American interest. The Capitol At Washington DC, rare early view.

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Antique 1820s French American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Large American Sterling Art Deco Table Match Box Vesta Case, circa 1930
Large American Sterling Art Deco Table Match Box Vesta Case, circa 1930

Large American Sterling Art Deco Table Match Box Vesta Case, circa 1930

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Unusual large heavy American sterling Art Deco table match box vesta case, circa 1930. Plain rectangular shape with open sides to allow for large box. Measures: 5.00 x 2.50 x 1.75 in...

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Early 20th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

C.S. Carter 1930 American Art-Deco Case Pill Box In Textured 14Kt Yellow Gold
C.S. Carter 1930 American Art-Deco Case Pill Box In Textured 14Kt Yellow Gold

C.S. Carter 1930 American Art-Deco Case Pill Box In Textured 14Kt Yellow Gold

By Carter & Co

Located in Miami, FL

An American art-deco case pill-box designed by C.S. Carter This is a very interesting rectangular cased pill-box, created in America during the art deco period, back in the 1930. It...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Antique American Two-Color Gold Cigarette Case
Antique American Two-Color Gold Cigarette Case

Antique American Two-Color Gold Cigarette Case

By Cartier

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century American two-colour-gold cigarette case made by Cartier in New York. The elegance of the case is reflected in the alternating bands of ribbed rose 14k gold, and 14...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Three-Tier Cigar Box By Tiffany & Co c.1920
Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Three-Tier Cigar Box By Tiffany & Co c.1920

Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Three-Tier Cigar Box By Tiffany & Co c.1920

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Beyond jewellery, Tiffany met the growing demand for luxury items from affluent Americans. Solid silver snuff boxes, polished stationery, purses, bouquet holders, perfume bottles and...

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20th Century American Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

19th Century Snuff Box By E. Patterson 1838
19th Century Snuff Box By E. Patterson 1838

19th Century Snuff Box By E. Patterson 1838

By E. Patterson

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

very detailed snuff box made of horn depicting young woman with locks of hair.

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Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Horn

Circa 1830s French or American Papier Mache Lafayette Portrait Snuff Box
Circa 1830s French or American Papier Mache Lafayette Portrait Snuff Box

Circa 1830s French or American Papier Mache Lafayette Portrait Snuff Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1830s papier mache Lafayette portrait snuff box, American or French. Transfer print portrait of Lafayette among the clouds "Lafayette, Général en Chief de la Garde Nationale".

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Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Early Blue American Toleware Tobacco Or Jewelry Box
Early Blue American Toleware Tobacco Or Jewelry Box

Early Blue American Toleware Tobacco Or Jewelry Box

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Early blue American Toleware tobacco or jewelry box.              

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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tin

Antique American 10k Rose Gold Vesta Case Circa 1910
Antique American 10k Rose Gold Vesta Case Circa 1910

Antique American 10k Rose Gold Vesta Case Circa 1910

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique American 10-karat rose gold vesta case. This exceptional antique American 10karat rose gold vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded fo...

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Vintage 1910s North American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

American Cut Glass and Silver Tobacco Jar
American Cut Glass and Silver Tobacco Jar

American Cut Glass and Silver Tobacco Jar

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in New Orleans, LA

This resplendent tobacco jar by Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia features a beautiful sterling silver lid atop a body of elegant cut-to-clear glass. The lid is adorned with a w...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft St. Domingo Tobacco Jar with American Indian
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft St. Domingo Tobacco Jar with American Indian

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft St. Domingo Tobacco Jar with American Indian

By Delft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Delft tobacco jar. From the Dutch De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells) Pottery Factory. Together with a period brass cover. Originally designed as a vessel for '...

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Plate Enamled Jade Green Lift Arm Table Cigarette Lighter by Clark
Sterling Plate Enamled Jade Green Lift Arm Table Cigarette Lighter by Clark

Sterling Plate Enamled Jade Green Lift Arm Table Cigarette Lighter by Clark

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Marked "the Roslyn" Art Deco era circa 1930s silver plate brass tabletop cigarette lighter with enamel green center by appears to be a Clark, but it is not marked. The lighter com...

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Vintage 1930s North American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

American Sterling Silver Snuff Box Antique, circa 1880
American Sterling Silver Snuff Box Antique, circa 1880

American Sterling Silver Snuff Box Antique, circa 1880

By R. Wallace & Sons Co.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique American sterling silver snuff box; an addition to our silver box and cases collection.

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Antique 1880s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality
French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality

French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality

Located in London, GB

The hinge is good and strong. A lovely box. Excellent quality. Note: For similar illustrated (albeit gold) examples, see: Corbeiller, “European & American Snuff Boxes”, fig. 161 a...

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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century American Silver and Enamel Trout Fly Cigarette Case
20th Century American Silver and Enamel Trout Fly Cigarette Case

20th Century American Silver and Enamel Trout Fly Cigarette Case

By The Thomae Company

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A good quality 20th century silver and enamel cigarette case, of flat rounded rectangular form, the cover decorated with six enamelled Classic trout fishing flies, the sprung hinged ...

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Vintage 1930s American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

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Antique Indian Head Sterling Silver Case

Antique Indian Head Sterling Silver Case

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H 3.25 in W 2.5 in D 0.33 in

Antique Indian Head Sterling Silver Case

Located in New York, NY

Antique sterling silver hinged case. Rounded corners and curved back. Heavy gauge silver. On the front is an applied figural head of an Indian warrior. Lemon gilt interior with two f...

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Vintage 1910s North American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Located in Mount Kisco, NY

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American Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal American snuff box for your home. An American snuff box — often made from metal, silver and gold — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the American snuff box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each American snuff box bearing Art Deco, Georgian or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. Bailey, Banks & Biddle, F.J.B. Watson and Andrei Bragin each produced at least one beautiful American snuff box that is worth considering.

How Much is an American Snuff Box?

An American snuff box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $35 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.