$814
H 1 in W 2.25 in D 1.5 in
Antique English Sterling Silver & Agate Snuff Box by Hilliard & Thomason - 1902
By Hilliard & Thomason
Located in Bath, GB
A spectacular example of a solid silver snuff box inset with two agate stone panels to top and
Agate, Sterling Silver
$13,349
H 4.69 in W 11.86 in D 11.89 in
Large Antique French Solid Silver Cigar Box Cigarette Smokers Companion c. 1910
Located in London, GB
/ cigarettes and one smaller compartment for matches and a match striker. The Smoking Box is of substantial
Silver
Russian Papier Mache and Lacquer Tobacco Box by Vishnyakov Factiory
Located in Sarasota, FL
Russian papier mache and lacquer tobacco box with troyka scene finely painted on the lid. Partial
Lacquer, Paper
European Collection of 7 Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A curated collection of seven small antique boxes in variation of different metals. The collection
Metal, Silver Plate, Pewter
German Neoclassical Painted Lacquer Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
By Stobwasser
Located in Spencertown, NY
German neoclassical round snuff box with ancient Roman scene.
Lacquer
$795
H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 2.75 in
Victorian Period Hanau Continental Silver (.800) Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
By Hanau
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, Continental Silver (.800) snuff/trinkets box, having a hinged lid, Hanau
Sterling Silver
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century. Wear consistent
Horn
18th Century Beijing Enamel Snuff Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box finely painted to the lid and sides with typical
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Box by Hochst, Germany circa 1740
By Höchst Porcelain
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An 18th century porcelain snuff or trinket posx, hand painted with a gilt bronze rim and hinge. Made in Germany by Hochst porcelain with a gold pinwheel hallmark dating this to 1740...
Porcelain
$3,314
H 1.89 in W 5.48 in D 4.53 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A superbly crafted circular gilt bronze box of exceptional quality, featuring a rich turquoise-blue
Enamel, Ormolu
$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.56 in W 1.58 in D 2.56 in
Snuff box in fluted silver with embossed lid enclosing a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with embossed lid and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.35 in W 1.38 in D 3.35 in
Snuff box in fluted silver with landscape engraved on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with landscape engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.68 in W 1.58 in D 2.68 in
Silver snuff box with engraved flowers and branches and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved flowers and branches with hinged lid. Metal: Silver
Silver
KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
By KPM Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell
Porcelain
$790
H 4.75 in W 5.875 in D 4.375 in
Austrian Bombe Form Dinanderie Tobacco Box, 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Austrian, 19th century or earlier. A fine quality antiqued tobacco box of bombe form with a hinged
Brass, Tin
Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box, Pot in Majolica. Characters Decor pattern. Brown and blue color. It has been made in
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.15 in W 1.78 in D 3.15 in
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and gold interior
Silver
$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
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.75 in W 2.56 in D 3.75 in
Silver snuff box with enamel couple scene in relief and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with a couple in an idyllic scene in relief engraving, enamel panel
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 1.5 in D 0.79 in
Silver snuff box w/ floral motifs & engraved birds, surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with floral and bird motifs engraved on a monogram card. Metal
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 1.97 in D 0.79 in
Silver snuff box w/ geometric figures & floral motifs on the surrounding friezes
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with geometric figures and floral motifs on the surrounding friezes
Silver
$4,200Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in Dm 1.34 in
Snuff box with bone lid and gold-covered tortoiseshell, with floral ornaments
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box with bone and tortoiseshell lid covered in gold, with floral ornaments
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.55 in W 3.55 in D 0.48 in
Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal
Silver
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
$6,145
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
$950
H 2.5 in W 1.75 in D 1.25 in
Asian Chinese Snuff Bottle Fluorite Gemstone Oriental Tobacco Box Qing Carved
Located in Palm Beach, FL
oriental snuff tobacco box from the late Qing Dynasty. Gemstone snuff bottles are small, intricately
Multi-gemstone
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
$700Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.35 in W 1.97 in D 3.35 in
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and engraved floral motifs. Metal
Silver
$17,792
H 0.6 in W 3.35 in D 2.37 in
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
Gold
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.47 in W 1.5 in D 3.47 in
Silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths & floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.92 in W 0.6 in D 2.92 in
Silver snuff box with engraved lid and gilded interior, George III period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving on the hinged lid and gilded interior, George III
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 2.76 in W 1.74 in D 2.76 in
Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver
Silver
$7,985
H 0.67 in W 3.51 in D 2.62 in
GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1900 Art Nouveau Joseph Maria Auchentaller Enameled Box
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
Joseph Maria Auchentaller enameled box for George Adam Scheid (1837-1921). An extremely rare box
Silver, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$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
$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
$1,985
H 7.75 in W 7 in D 9 in
Antique 19th century English Boxer or Bull Dog Ceramic Tobacco Jar or Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
A wonderful and finely detailed 19th c. jar or box in the form of a dog's head. Probably used as a
Pottery
$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
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
$8,707Sale 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
$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
$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 3.15 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
$1,225Sale 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
$1,050Sale 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
$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
$45,322
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
$4,511
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
$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
$20,530
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
$17,730
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
$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
$710
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
$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
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.