$420Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 34.64 grams. Dimensions: 6.5x3cm. Content: 950/1000. Assa...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in nickel silver with gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in nickel-plated silver with gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Greek tragedy mask. Weight: 75.14 grams. Dimensions: 7x4cm. Content: 950/1000...
Silver
Exquisite Gold and Rock Crystal Snuff Box
Located in Miami, US
This stunning snuff box showcases exquisite craftsmanship, characterized by its elegant shell outline and intricately shaped panels. The panels are beautifully mounted in a cage, sup...
Rock Crystal, Gold
English 19th century desk snuff box circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
This masterfully engineered and very complicated English ebony engine turned table snuff box dates to the mid 19th century. It has been hand machined from solid ebony with multiple ...
Wood
Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming early tobacco box or tea cannister Unusual, large size Lovely soft contours which enhances the reflection of light in the interior Original condition including hinges ...
Brass
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.31 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.9cm. Content: 916/1000. Assay ...
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Trinket/Table Snuff Banana Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver trinket/table snuff box modelled in the form of a banana; an addition to our diverse silverware co...
Sterling Silver
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems Circa 1890, Going-barrel movement, Motor-view light anomaly... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bi...
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Wooden Shoe Shaped Snuff Boxes
Located in Delft, NL
19th century wooden shoe shaped snuff boxes Snuff boxes in the shape of a shoe. One papier-mache, one pewter and one wooden. The papier-mache and the pewter have a flap at the top...
Pewter
18th Century Papier-mâché Small Snuff Box
Located in Delft, NL
18th century papier-mâché small snuff box A black lacquered papier-mâché snuff box with a silver inlaid encircled zig zag motif around a medallion with a scene of the Last Supper ...
Paper
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 made in Birmingham Additional information: Height: 2 cm / 1" Width: 1 cm / "
Handsome Victorian Sterling Silver Cigar Box, London 1899
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1899 by Henry Stuart Brown this handsome Victorian antique sterling silver cigar box is of a plain, rectangular form with a hinged, slightly domed lid. The in...
Sterling Silver
Copper Wood Lined "Arabic" Lidded Box / Humidor
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice copper wood lined "Arabic" lidded box / humidor circa 1950s. The box is in good vintage condition and has what I beleive is inlaid Arabic writing on the top. #3813 Dim...
Copper
A Swiss Carved Black Forest Linden Wood Tobacco Box
Located in London, GB
A Swiss Carved Black Forest Linden Wood Tobacco Box Modelled as an owl probably by one of the Ruef brothers who specialised in carving owls. For a similar example see Jay Arenski an...
Wood
Silver Oval Box, 19th Century, with Hallmarks
Located in Madrid, ES
Oval box. Silver, 19th centu. With contrast marks. Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with figurative scenes and framed landscapes an...
Silver
Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Cigar Box c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century American solid silver and burr walnut box, of elegant rectangular form with richly figured burr walnut panels framed by solid silver mounts. Raised on silver fee...
Silver
Antique Georgian Mahogany Domed Top Wine Liquor Cellarette Cabinet Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique George III dome top flame mahogany wine cellarette cabinet circa 1780. The cellarette having a dome top hinged locking lid (key present) enclosing storage for 12 bottl...
Mahogany
Art Deco Python Sandalwood Cigar / jewelry box
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco python and Channeled sandalwood Mens Cigar / storage box with chrome bar front , felt bottom
Chrome
Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in a formal garden. The sides and bas...
Enamel
Circa 1800 Scottish Roman Lamp Form Maplewood Snuff Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A Roman lamp form maplewood & tortoise shell snuff box of great rarity & exquisite craftsmanship, c. 1800. From Scotland. Integral hinge. Inlaid gold shield on the lid. Provenance: H...
Wood
Small Ebonised Snuff Box With Painted Cricket Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ebonised Papier Mache Cricket Snuff Box. An early Victorian black lacquered rectangle Papier-mâché snuff box with rounded corners and with a hinged lid with hand painted cricket scen...
Paper
$750Sale Price|40% Off
Georgian Carved Wood Shoe Souvenir Snuff Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
In the 19th century, boots and shoes were symbols of good luck. So, it was only natural that trinkets and personal objects should take the form of footwear. This snuffbox, dating to ...
Smart Antique English Sterling Silver Cigar Case / Box
By William Hair Haseler
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome top-quality four finger cigar case or box made from a heavy gauge of solid English sterling silver weighing 151 grams / 4.86 Troy Ounces. The case is in near mint co...
Sterling Silver
An Engraved Pewter Snuff Box, Circa 1900 Judaica
Located in New York, NY
This charming engraved pewter snuff box, dating to circa 1900, is a beautifully preserved example of everyday Judaica—a personal object once carried and cherished, now elevated by it...
Pewter
18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box, painted with figures and animals by classical ruins on a riverscape. 8.25" wide x 5.5" depth x 3.25" high
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Japanese wooden box , Japandi, Wabi-sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A tasteful Showa-era retro cigarette case with the beautiful grain of the keyaki wood. The texture that has been used over time enhances its warm charm. Originally made as a cigaret...
Wood
Duke of Clarence Sterling Silver Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Duke of Clarence sterling silver snuff box. Antique ebonized wood and sterling silver box with the profile of the son of Queen Victoria. England, late 19th century. Dimensions: 3.5...
Sterling Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver Combination Snuff and Pill Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver combination snuff and pill box; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. This exceptional an...
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Gilt Tobacco Box by Johann Christoph Treffler, 1695
By Johann Christoph Treffler 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver gilt tobacco box; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection. This exceptional antique 17th century German silve...
Silver
Silver and niello tobacco box, Moscow, Russia 1879.
Located in Milan, IT
Silver and niello snuffbox. The tobacco box, made of 84 zolotnik silver (875/1000) is rectangular in shape with a soap bar body, with rounded corners and rounded profiles.
Silver
Antique William IV Sterling Silver Table Snuff Box
By Joseph Willmore
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver table snuff box; an addition to our collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique Wil...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$85Sale Price|41% Off
1800s Snuff Box of Ram's Horn and Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
c.1800s snuff box, ram's horn with wood inset bottom. Base edge faults in the horn-top edge also. With a tag: "You God Father Eckhadt (?) snuff box" and description. 2 3/8" x 1 3/8 x...
Wood
$1,200 / set
Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of horn of silver snuff or trinket boxes. One is hallmarked with English Sterling hallmarks the other I believe is silverplate. I cannot quite make out the date code but ...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Wooden cigarette box with rosewood trembles and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Wooden cigarette box with rosewood trembles and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand:. Weight: 325.94 grams. Dimensions: 4x14cm. Content: 8...
Silver
Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Swiss silver-gilt musical snuff box was crafted by the famed François Nicole. At first glance, the diminutive piece appears to simply be an exquisite 19th-century sn...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box with a panorama of houses
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a panorama of houses engraved in a shell-shaped frame and a hinged lid with friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto...
Silver
Victorian 'Ardenter prosequor alis' Motto Engraved Sterling Silver Cigar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver cigar box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victo...
Sterling Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraved surround and raised opening
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and relief on the opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 52.84 grams. Dimens...
Silver
$455Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in beaded silver with engraved hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in crimped silver with engraved hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête de Minerve. Weight: 49.61 grams. Dimensions: 7.1x1.3cm. Content: 950/100...
Silver
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free... When wound and the sta...
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century hand carved Black Forest wood cigar box humidor house.
Birch, Oak, Pine, Spruce
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraving on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête de Minerve. Weight: 34.59 grams. Dimensions: 6x1.5cm. Content: 950/1000. As...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Tobacco box with trembling rosewood trim and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box with trembling rosewood friezes and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 444.86 grams. Dimensions: 11.5x6....
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Rectangular nickel silver snuff box with illustrated African landscape
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular nickled silver snuff box with illustrated African landscape, asymmetrical designs and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weig...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in embossed gilt silver with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in gilded silver with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Greek Tragedy Mask. Weight: 85.86 grams. Dimensions: 8cm x 5cm. Content: 950/1000. As...
Silver
A Gold Mounted Moss Agate Snuff Box
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mottled brown agate with translucence when held to light. The cover with a gold rope twist edge above hinged clasp with wreath and berry design above a cushion base
Agate, Gold
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with floral motifs and monogram
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 44.68 grams. ...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Elliptical silver snuff box with friezes and monogram cartouche
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Elliptical silver snuff box with friezes and engravings surrounding a monogram card with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 1...
Silver
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important Louis XV gold snuff box is from the prestigious collection of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The engine-turned gold box originally sold at Sotheby’s historic sale Th...
Gold
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and applied opener
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogrammed card and an application on the lid to open. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 61.38 grams. Dim...
Silver
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...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with hinged lid & gilt interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuff box, hinged lid, gilt interior, George III period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 48.85 grams. Dimensions: 6.1x4.1cm. ...
Silver
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with floral embossing around monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 206.46 grams. Dim...
Silver
Russian Silver, Gold And Niello Topographical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This silver, gold and niello inlaid topographical snuffbox is a masterpiece of Russian silver. Almost owned by a wealthy 19th-century tradesman, this extraordinary creation shares a ...
Gold, Silver
Silver snuff box with engraved houses in a frame
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved houses in a frame with a hinged lid and gold interior. . Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.01 grams. Dimen...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Embossed silver snuff box with birds around monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with floral motifs surrounding a card with a pair of birds. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 104.07 grams. Dimensions: 8cm...
Silver
Antique George IV Sterling Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box
By John Linnit
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver gilt table snuff box; an addition to our antique box collection. This magnificent antique George IV ster...
Sterling Silver
Antique Signed Konstantin Skvortsov Russian Silver & Gold Horses Cigarette Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Russian silver & gold cigarette box. By Konstantin Skvortsov. In 84 zolotnik (.875 fineness) silver. The lid with an engraved depiction of two horse's heads and...
Gold, Silver
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
By Staffordshire
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the underside painted with an erotic pictur...
Enamel
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Snuff Box- European subjects
Located in Downingtown, PA
East Meets West: Rare Chinese Export "European Subject" Porcelain Snuff Box Circa 1750–1760 A superb mid-18th century Chinese Export porcelain snuff box, finely painted in famille r...
Porcelain
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.