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19th Century Silver Loderein or Snuff Box in the Shape of a Book
19th Century Silver Loderein or Snuff Box in the Shape of a Book

19th Century Silver Loderein or Snuff Box in the Shape of a Book

Located in Delft, NL

A silver loderein or snuff box in the shape of a book A silver loderein box in the shape of a

Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

Gold box of Louis XVI period
Gold box of Louis XVI period

Gold box of Louis XVI period

Located in Paris, FR

Three-tones gold oval snuff box. The hinged lid is decorated with a country trophy medallion. The

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Gold

Antique French Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 925 Silver / 94gr
Antique French Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 925 Silver / 94gr

Antique French Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 925 Silver / 94gr

Located in SE

Very decorative Silver Box with thick walls and internal gilding. Machine - engraved and cast

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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

1870 Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 830 Coin Silver / 42gr
1870 Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 830 Coin Silver / 42gr

1870 Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 830 Coin Silver / 42gr

Located in SE

Very decorative Silver Box with hand -engraved floral relief decor on the lid. Solid 830 grade

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1870s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century Oil - The Snuff Box
19th Century Oil - The Snuff Box

19th Century Oil - The Snuff Box

Located in Corsham, GB

of animated expression while taking snuff from a box. Unsigned. Presented in a part-gilt frame. On

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19th Century Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Oil

Antique Gilt Paris Porcelain Table Snuff Box or Round Casket by Bloch & Bourdois
Antique Gilt Paris Porcelain Table Snuff Box or Round Casket by Bloch & Bourdois

Antique Gilt Paris Porcelain Table Snuff Box or Round Casket by Bloch & Bourdois

By Bloch & Bourdois

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A compelling round 19th century Paris porcelain box by Bloch and Bourdois. With raised gold

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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

A Fantastic Silver Snuff Box, Jerusalem late 19th Century. Hebrew judaica
A Fantastic Silver Snuff Box, Jerusalem late 19th Century. Hebrew judaica

A Fantastic Silver Snuff Box, Jerusalem late 19th Century. Hebrew judaica

Located in New York, NY

A beautifully engraved silver snuff box from Jerusalem from the late 19th century is finely crafted

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Late 19th Century Israeli Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox

By Louis Robin

Located in New Orleans, LA

This Louis XV-period gold-mounted snuff box features lustrous panels of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The

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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Gold

Smooth silver snuffbox in elliptical shape with hinged lid
Smooth silver snuffbox in elliptical shape with hinged lid

Smooth silver snuffbox in elliptical shape with hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Smooth silver snuff box in elliptical shape with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin

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Early 20th Century European Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box / 64gr
1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box / 64gr

1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box / 64gr

Located in SE

Very decorative Silver Pill Box with thick walls and demonstrates both external and internal

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Trinket/Table Snuff Banana Box
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Trinket/Table Snuff Banana Box

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Trinket/Table Snuff Banana Box

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

snuff box modelled in the form of a banana; an addition to our diverse silverware collection This

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1860s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Louis-Phillipe I, Mythology Scene Chariot Snuff Box Soapstone Silver
Antique Louis-Phillipe I, Mythology Scene Chariot Snuff Box Soapstone Silver

Antique Louis-Phillipe I, Mythology Scene Chariot Snuff Box Soapstone Silver

Located in Munich, Bavaria

An antique warrior suffers the punishment of Poseidon, who sends a sea monster to frighten the two horses of the young man's chariot. Exquisite snuffbox with a fine soapstone carvi...

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1830s French Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century
German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century

By Stobwasser

Located in Delft, NL

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century A German 19th Century snuff box made of Papier-Mâché

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19th Century German Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Paper

1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box 75gr
1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box 75gr

1812 George III British Gilt Sterling Silver Box Pill Snuff Box 75gr

Located in SE

Very decorative Silver Pill Box with thick walls and internal gilding. Identical cast decorations

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Circular silver snuffbox with pressure system on the hinged lid
Circular silver snuffbox with pressure system on the hinged lid

Circular silver snuffbox with pressure system on the hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Circular silver snuff box with pressure system on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver

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Early 20th Century European Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rectangular silver snuffbox
Rectangular silver snuffbox

Rectangular silver snuffbox

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card

Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling
David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling

David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling

By David Andersen

Located in Miami, FL

A guilloche enameled pill box designed by David Andersen. Extremely rare early 20th century enamel

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1910s Norwegian Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900

English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

prim interior. Petite in size, this antique case was likely used as a snuff box, pill box, or for

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Bearded Man
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Bearded Man

Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Bearded Man

By Stobwasser

Located in Delft, NL

Papier-Mâché snuffbox, A snuff box painted with a portrait of a bearded man with a turban

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19th Century German Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Paper

Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Smoking Man
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Smoking Man

Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Smoking Man

By Stobwasser

Located in Delft, NL

Papier-mâché Snuffbox, painted with a portrait of a smoking man A snuff box painted with a

Category

19th Century German Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Paper

Tobacco/Snuff Box In Carved Boxwood, 18th Century
Tobacco/Snuff Box In Carved Boxwood, 18th Century

Tobacco/Snuff Box In Carved Boxwood, 18th Century

Located in Bilzen, BE

Carved boxwood snuffbox Very beautiful old patina. Finely carved with religious scene Period 18th century. 5 x 9.3 cm, height 2.7 cm

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18th Century French Folk Art Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Silver Gilt Pill/Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl - 19th c.
Antique Silver Gilt Pill/Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl - 19th c.

Antique Silver Gilt Pill/Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl - 19th c.

Located in London, GB

We are delighted to be able to offer this splendid solid silver gilt mother of pearl pill/snuff box

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19th Century Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver

Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver

Located in Miami, FL

An Italian enamelled snuff box. Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted

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1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes

Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A set of 3 Horn boxes descended in the same New England family. These three consist of a snuff box

Category

19th Century British Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Horn

19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800

19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

firms are to be found on the best Geneva gold and enamel snuff boxes of the period. CONDITION In Great

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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

17th Century Dutch Delft Snuff Box, Hand-Painted, Circa 1680
17th Century Dutch Delft Snuff Box, Hand-Painted, Circa 1680

17th Century Dutch Delft Snuff Box, Hand-Painted, Circa 1680

By Delft

Located in Basildon, GB

17th Century Dutch Delft Snuff / Patch Box, decorated scrolls flowers and a possible scene of the

Category

Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Delft

Antique Hand Engraved Sterling Silver Contoured Snuff Tobacco Box
Antique Hand Engraved Sterling Silver Contoured Snuff Tobacco Box

Antique Hand Engraved Sterling Silver Contoured Snuff Tobacco Box

Located in Mount Kisco, NY

Particularly popular from the mid 1600s to the mid 1800s, fashionable snuff boxes were considered a

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes

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

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1910s British Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box

By Frederick Edmonds & Edward J.W. Johnson

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver table snuff

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1890s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Small Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Presentation Box, Early 20th Century
Small Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Presentation Box, Early 20th Century

Small Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Presentation Box, Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

A small porcelain snuff bottle featuring a delicately hand-painted figural scene on the front. The

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 3 Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes Brass with Agate
Set of 3 Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes Brass with Agate

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

Category

19th Century British Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Agate, Brass

3 Antique Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes with Banded and Moss Agate
3 Antique Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes with Banded and Moss Agate

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

Category

19th Century English Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Agate, Metal

Scottish Horn Snuff Mull
Scottish Horn Snuff Mull

Scottish Horn Snuff Mull

Located in Essex, MA

Unusually large, inlaid with crystal, amber and silver. Engraved with thistles, inside cover carved 1741, Wilm. Ruthven, WH. Provenance; Fountain Walker collection.

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1740s Scottish George II Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Other

A terracotta snuff box in the form of a squatting woman. France, 1810.
A terracotta snuff box in the form of a squatting woman. France, 1810.

A terracotta snuff box in the form of a squatting woman. France, 1810.

Located in Milan, IT

woman "going about her business". In the back there is a hole where the snuff comes out. France, early

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Terracotta

Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow
Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow

Glass Chinese Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty Qianlong Famille Rose Imperial Yellow

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A very rare and exquisite asian glass Chinese snuff bottle from the late Qing Dynasty. This

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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Paint

19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design
19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design

19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design

Located in Lomita, CA

This spinach jade snuff bottle has a geometric appearance with its squared silhouette and ledge

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Jade

Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd
Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd

Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand painted on the reverse with a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Snuff Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

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Antique Snuff Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique snuff boxes available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and gold, all antique snuff boxes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique snuff boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique snuff boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique snuff boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bilston Battersea, John Linnit and Meissen Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Snuff Boxes?

Prices for antique snuff boxes start at $73 and top out at $141,202 with the average selling for $1,886.

Finding the Right Decorative-objects for You

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Snuff Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff boxes first appeared in England during the 17th century and became widespread in the 18th century. Snuff boxes range from simple designs to elaborately decorations. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique snuff boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A snuff box is a small, decorated box used to store snuff ( scented, powdered tobacco). Snuff boxes come in two sizes: small pocket boxes and larger communal boxes for use at the table. Pocket boxes are often designed to retain a little amount of snuff for immediate use and are designed to hold a day or two's worth of snuff. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage snuff boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Antique ice boxes can be worth up to $2,000 - $3,000. Depending on its condition, an antique ice box can be a highly coveted item.