18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and
Bronze, Enamel
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
H 2 in W 7.75 in D 5.75 in
Chinese Export Silver Cigar Box by Hung Chong & Co.
By Hung Chong & Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling silver cigar box marked Hung Chong (or Cheong) & Co., silversmiths & retailers, Canton
Sterling Silver
$2,000
H 3.39 in W 0.75 in D 3.39 in
Cinnamon silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths & bows surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cinnamon silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and bows surrounding a monogram card
Silver
$9,552
H 0.6 in W 1.58 in D 0.99 in
Antique Pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A fine antique pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box, Circa 1910
Tortoise Shell
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.96 in W 1.97 in D 2.96 in
Cowrie shell snuff box with flaming-heart silver relief, George II period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cowrie shell snuff box with silver application in the shape of a flaming heart in
Silver
$6,150
H 3.55 in W 9.45 in D 6.7 in
Handsome Antique Sterling Silver Double Sided Cigar Box - London 1915
Located in London, London
Cigar Box, is double sided and plain in design, with a cedar lined interior. The cigar box measures
Sterling Silver
$450
H 0.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Gutta Percha Snuff Box with Portrait of a Lady, Late 19th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an antique gutta percha snuff box, with a small colored portrait of a lady on the lid
Organic Material
Scottish Silver Mounted Tiger Cowary Shell Snuff Box, 1817
Located in valatie, NY
Scottish silver mounted tiger cowary shell snuff box, 1817. The hinged lid is inscribed with "W
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes Brass with Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 beautiful antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with gilt metal or brass sides and banded or
Agate, Brass
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.17 in W 1.42 in D 2.17 in
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and gold interior, George V period
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 3 in W 1.78 in D 3 in
Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving. Metal: Silver
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.35 in W 1.78 in D 3.35 in
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 3.15 in
Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 1.3 in D 2.76 in
Silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths & floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with wreaths and engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Silver
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.75 in W 14.75 in D 8.75 in
Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique American storage box exudes a charming rustic appeal with its hand-painted design on a
Wood, Paint
$45,499
H 2.75 in W 2 in D 0.1 in
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright
Agate, Gold
$8,741Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.5 in W 13 in D 8 in
Exceptional Silver Cigar Box/Smoking Compendium by Mappin & Webb
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Bath, GB
A truly exceptional Art Deco Gentleman's smoking compendium, beautiful quality by the highly sought-after silversmith, Mappin & Webb. This impressive piece stands on four original...
Sterling Silver
$20,610
H 0.87 in W 3.23 in D 1.28 in
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
Gold, Enamel
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 2 in W 7 in D 2.25 in
Burlwood Box of Rectangular Form, 19th Century, Probably English
Located in Spencertown, NY
The serpentine front with upraised lip for opening. The interior covered in felt.
Wood
$700Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.68 in W 0.52 in D 2.68 in
Silver snuff box with borders on the edge and an engraved hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with grooves on the surround and engraved hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.55 in W 1.97 in D 3.55 in
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal
Silver
$315Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.96 in W 1.58 in D 2.96 in
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and hinged lid. Metal
Silver
$4,529
H 2.96 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Cigar Box, London c.1888
By William Leuchars
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box features a
Silver
$2,485
H 7 in W 8.5 in D 4.75 in
Rogers Smith & Co. Meriden, CT Silver Plated Humidor Box with Dog Finials 1890
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century Rogers Smith & Co. Meriden, Connecticut silver quadruple plated humidor box
Silver Plate
$17,800
H 1.22 in W 1.54 in D 3.5 in
Antique German 14k Gold Snuff Box by Carl Martin Weishaupt, Circa 1850
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 14 karat gold snuff box; an addition to our
Gold
$575
H 1.5 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box By The Lukutun Factory
Wood, Paper
$713
H 1.66 in W 5.32 in D 2.56 in
Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene " 18th-Century
Wood
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Mennecy
Located in Spencertown, NY
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Saint-Cloud Modelled as a reclining monk, one
Metal
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop The
Bronze
$280
H 2.25 in W 9.5 in D 5.88 in
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds
Metal
$955
H 0.79 in W 2.96 in D 1.97 in
Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Located in London, London
Snuff Box, is designed to look like a book, and has a gilt interior and engraved decoration to the lid
Sterling Silver
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.25 in W 3.375 in D 2.25 in
Unusual 18th Century French Boulle & Brass Inlaid Snuff Box w/ Candleholder
Located in Atlanta, GA
This diminutive yet opulent 18th or 19th-century French snuff box exemplifies the Boulle-style
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Desk Box or Humidor
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze desk box or humidor By Tiffany
Bronze
Antique Oak Snuff Box in the form of a Woodworking Plane
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A well-made late 19th or early 20th century decorative box or snuff box in the shape of a
Oak
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor Cigar Box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
Located in South Bend, IN
or cigar box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 10"W x 6"D x 3"H Good
Sterling Silver, Bronze
$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.21 in W 1.19 in D 0.79 in
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and hinged lid. Metal
Silver
$1,475
H 1.03 in W 3.82 in D 1.7 in
Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Fine silver, niello and vermeil silver antique snuff box depicting a handsome Scottish bagpipe
Silver
$1,304
H 4.53 in W 4.14 in D 3.15 in
Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique commemorative tobacco keeper. An English, lead decorative snuff box with tamper
Lead
$33,675
H 0.99 in W 3.35 in D 2.56 in
Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional and Highly Important Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box, most probably by
Gold
William Edwards Antique 1822 Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By William Edwards
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
silver boxes collection This antique George IV sterling silver vinaigrette has a rounded rectangular
Silver, Sterling Silver
$695
H 4.625 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
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
Walnut
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.15 in W 1.78 in D 3.15 in
Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.47 in W 0.4 in D 3.47 in
Snuff box in nickel silver with geometric motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in nickel-plated silver with geometric motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.84 in W 0.67 in D 2.84 in
Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the border
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the surround. Metal
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 0.4 in D 2.76 in
Silver snuff box with borders on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with borders on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Silver
$65,700
H 1.5 in W 3 in D 1 in
A Rare Louis XVI Gold and Enamel Rock Crystal Snuff Box, Rothschild Provenance
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XVI Enamel and Gold-Mounted Rock Crystal Snuff Box By François-Vincent Garand, Paris
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
$24,734
H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.49 in
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
Gold
$687
H 1.19 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
19th Century French Enamel Patch Box with Hand-Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Enamel Rectangular Patch Box, pwhite with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and
Bronze, Enamel
$324Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.19 in W 2.56 in D 1.38 in
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
Silver
$324Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.79 in W 2.56 in D 1.38 in
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
Lacquer
$940 / set
H 1 in W 1.75 in D 2.5 in
3 Antique Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes with Banded and Moss Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice group of three antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with metal sides and banded or moss
Agate, Metal
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.15 in W 2.17 in D 3.15 in
Silver snuff box w/ relief figures, guilloche bands at the top & gilded interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with relief figures, guilloche bands at the top and gilded interior
Silver
Antique Brunswick Round Snuff Box, Hand-Painted Scene, Germany, 1830
Located in Montreal, QC
These boxes were a specialty of Brunswick and are highly collectible, especially if an interesting
Other
Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain
Porcelain
$700Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 2.76 in D 0.6 in
Silver snuff box with friezes, engraved with country motifs and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with friezes, engraved with country motifs and hinged lid. Metal
Silver
$23,085
H 0.91 in W 3.35 in D 2.64 in
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
Gold
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 1.58 in D 2.76 in
Silver snuff box with fluted reliefs along the length and a gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with fluted reliefs throughout and gold interior. Metal: Silver
Silver
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.