Antique Porcelain Snuff Boxes

Saint cloud snuff box, modelled as a reclining water buffalo, with details picked out in brown and black, having blue eyes and red mouth, the lid with colorful chinoiserie decoration...

A marvellous little piece of porcelain from this little-known maker. A snuff box, modelled as Colombine from the Commedia Dell'Arte.

Very rare Rockingham snuff box, of simple circular form with porcelain screw thread, superbly painted to both sides by William Willis Bailey with figures in Romantic landscapes, the ...

The top is shaped and decorated as a bull at rest on a small mound of grass. A pastoral scene featuring a tree, river, and country church is painted on the bottom of the snuff box. H...

The dromedary in overall good condition with scattered light black pitting overall, wear to floral relief decoration on lid where it sits, possible loss/repairs to ears. Provenance T...

A white porcelain snuff box molded with pagodas and flowering trees.

A rare mid-18th century porcelain snuff box naturalistically modeled as a lion.

A rare 18th century porcelain snuff box naturalistically modeled as a friar wrapped in a hooded robe with only his face and hands exposed.

Bright pearly iridescence porcelain tobacco box from the Art Nouveau era around 1910. A truly great tobacco box designed as a big basket filled with tobacco leaves with a little blac...

The soft paste porcelain figure with chinoiserie decoration.

A rare mid-18th century French porcelain snuff box naturalistically modeled as a dog, possibly a pit bull, with fine lines delineating the dog's fur along the sides.

Beautiful pair of Chinese Qianlong Canton porcelain Tobacco Boxe made in the early 20th century. Opening top. Stamp of Qianlong underneath. Exceptional hand-painted work of Chine...

A French silver-gilt mounted snuff box with a micro mosaic of the Pantheon.

This chain of inspiration tracking backwards from the 19th century to antiquity provides a clear example of how ceramics, and indeed other mediums, are able to influence and motivate...

Gorgeous little Tibetan pewter/brass mix and blue and white porcelain snuff bottle from circa 1870-1890, late Qing Dynasty. The quality of the silver casting is superb. The bot...

The collection includes: - One round hand-painted porcelain jewelry box illustrating a romantic mythological scene with two women and a child. - One pewter box with a hand hammere...

Model by Johann J. Kaendler, 1738 Profiled gold-mounting Rare snuff box model with form number 22 (after Beaucamp-Markowsky 1985, p. 595) The painting is of extraordinary qual...

Italian snuff box, finely painted with scenes of deer in wooded landscapes, with castles in the distance, with a gilt brass mount. Attributed to Doccia, probably painted by J. K. W....

This factory operated from around 1748 to 1758 and was known for its delicate and intricate porcelain figures and snuff boxes. Artistic Influence: Gouyn's work had a significant inf...

And this etching, in turn, served as template for the only known comparative piece of our black-ground snuff-box. The comparative snuff box is published in: Exhibition catalogue...

A porcelain snuff bottle with a dragon motif

Meissen snuff box of rectangular form, finely painted with fishing scenes to all surfaces, set within flower moulded borders, the inside lid with a delightful scene of a lion and chi...

Paris porcelain perfume in the form of a pug dog, after a mid- 18th century Meissen original. Possibly Samson, c.1880

A stunning 18th century 1780 mouse Bonbonniere, it has a painted picture of a mouse holding the train of the cats dress and another picture to the inside of four mice pulling a cat a...

Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of: 45 dinner plates (Ø 24 cm,) 24 deep plates (Ø 23 ...

Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...

Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...

Atelier Le Tallec For Tiffany & Company, 20th century. One of the most collectible patterns, these boxes do not come available often. Marked to bottom.

This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...

Chinese Export platter, circa 1820. Mille fleur pattern.

Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...

Chinese Export Famille Rose 'Precious Objects' Porcelain Dish, Qianlong Period, Circa 1765-1775 This superb oval dish is a quintessential example of Chinese Export porcelain create...

This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...

Antique lidded box in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration on a purple background. Sevres style, early 20th century. Measures: 8 x 4.5 cm. In excellent conditi...

Blue and white Delft handled chinoiserie vase. Antique Dutch porcelain vase with rich blue flowers and chinoiserie fencing in a lustrous glaze; with scrolled handles at side on shape...

A marvelously carved chinoiserie motif adorns the lid of this incredible 19th-century French tabatière or snuff box. The charming scene is intricately crafted in the form of a boatin...