Antique Snuff

Antique Gold & Enamel Micromosaic Snuff Box An antique snuff box, decorated with a central micro­mosaic panel depicting ruins.

Antique Chinese Smokey Quartz Snuff Bottle. A beautiful flattened rectangular form with sloping shoulders of a desirable smokey quartz material, footed oval base, round neck, narrow...

European hand carved boxwood snuff tobacco box or flacon with silver screw cap lid.

Antique Chinese Crystal Agate Snuff Bottle. This bottle is in a a stout rounded form, with countersunk base, short thick neck, concave lip with a sharp edge and narrow mouth, in a we...

Antique Chinese Agate Sleeve Snuff Bottle, exceptionally carved with great precision, a flat spade shape, narrow concave base, flared neck, concave mouth rim, narrow mouth, all of an...

Antique Chinese Molded Gourd Snuff Bottle. The rounded hexagonal melon form gourd with six concave sides each formed by growing a gourd in a wood mold.

Antique Chinese Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th century. The stone of a cloudy translucent color and caramel skin on the front side carved in high relief creating a cameo effect of a ...

The taking of snuff was a highly regarded social ritual among the European elite.

Bonhams New York, Chinese Snuff Bottles from American Collections, Monday, November 12, 2017, p.27 lot#8046

A Natural Gourd Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. A dried globular knobby gourd that is hollowed, lacquered and buffed to serve as a snuff bottle with an inserted and affixed narrow ceram...

A Gold and Enamel German Snuff Box An oval snuff box with pink, blue, and green enamel.

A Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The flattened ovoid form symmetrically rendered from a waxy spinach green speckled nephrite stone having a high shoulder and short stout ro...

Antique Chinese Moss Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th century. The bottle of a deep forest green color overall with white and brown inclusions.

Antique Chinese burl wood snuff bottle with a large auspicious three legged toad on the front in high relief, overall oval shape with oval foot rim and countersunk flat base, adequat...

Antique Chinese Agate Master Snuff Bottle, 19th century. Larger scale bottle of pale translucent color with varied caramel inclusions, symmetrical rectangular form with sloping shoul...

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Figuring Snuff Bottle, depicting the people dressed in the style of Qing Dynasty.

ANTIQUE CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th Century

ANTIQUE CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th Century

This rather beautiful Chinese made snuff bottle has been made in the Qianlong style but likely dates to the early 20th century.

Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynasty society, the practice provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff containers. This ea...

A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats.

The bottle is finished with a red bead stopper and brass snuff spoon.

Doyle New York, Asian Works of Art 3/22/2023, part of lot 9. For a similar snuff bottle see: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection...

Antique Chinese Black “sea pine” snuff bottle of a rocky outcropping with a fish and crayfish in relief, 4 inset green shell eyes, hollowed interior.

A beautifully carved wooden snuff box (treen) from the middle 19th century with a beautiful old patina in the shape of a shoe Good condition as shown in the photos Height 5.8 cm and ...

Antique Gold & Enamel Cupid Motif Snuff Box Made circa 1815. A gold snuff box featuring a rectangular lid consisting of an enamel plaque adorned with depictions of two putto accen...

A Polish silver snuff box from circa 1900 is a refined and elegant piece, embodying the craftsmanship and stylistic influences of late 19th to early 20th-century Poland.

This exquisite large antique Chinese circa 1880 carved rose quartz snuff box is a rare Maison Nurita find. Snuff boxes were first used by the Chinese and Mongolians during the Qing d...

Antique Chinese under glazed Blue and White Figuring Snuff Bottle, depicting the people dressed in the style of Qing Dynasty.

Italian/French Enamel and Silver Snuff Box. Late 19th Century, the interior lid impressed 22, no other visible marks.

Antique Chinese Honey Quartz Dragon Snuff Bottle, a flat rectangular form with rounded shoulders and footed base of a golden coloured translucent material with horizontal striations ...

This beautiful snuff box is made from sterling silver. The lid and sides are covered in an intricate floral design with musical instruments and a scene of two playing cherubs in its ...

ANTIQUE CHINESE DARK STONE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th Century with 2 dragons on both sides

The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.

A carved agate snuff bottle Chinese, Qing dynasty of spherical form well-hollowed, carved in low relief to one side with a boy throwing a fishing net, has stopper Measures: Height...

Small rectangular Restauration snuff box crafted in gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an oval micromosaic representing St.

PRAYING MONK SNUFF BOX From our Collectables Category, we are delighted to offer this Antique Coquilla Nut Monk Snuff Box.

Snuff Box in Silver-Plated Metal or Silver M3161 We note signs of wear to the metal, numerous fine scratches, small dents, and traces of oxidation inside and along the edge of the l...

1.5in(W) x 1.5in(D) x 3.2in(H) are the dimensions of the bottle only

Zacke Vienna Auction June 15 2018 Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles p. 10 lot 7. Robert Kleiner, The Golden Autumn Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2012, p.119, item 125.

1.8in(W) x 1.8in(D) x 3.3in(H) are the overall dimensions of the snuff bottle including its cover

Antique Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Snuff Bottle, Guangzho, Circa 1850. A thin circular flattened form known as a sleeve bottle (easily kept in the sleeve of a garment).

Daoguang mark and period; 1.6in(W) x 1.6in(D) x 3in(H) are the overall measurements of the snuff bottle including its cover

Five Tribal Bronze Snuff Rings, Tiv Culture, Nigeria Brass or copper alloy 4.5 (11.4 cm) to 2.25 (6.7 cm) inches high 19th century A fascinating collection of five lost wax cast snu...

A fine set of three antique snuff boxes, each illustrating a distinct 19th-century material and craftsmanship, united by their elegance and pocket-sized charm.

A charming late 19th-century Chinese Cantonese snuff bottle, handcrafted in glass and dating to circa the 1890s, during the late Qing dynasty.

A Bezalel silver snuff box from Jerusalem, circa 1910, is a beautifully crafted piece, representing the fusion of traditional Jewish motifs with the early 20th-century Bezalel art st...

Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone bamboo-form snuff bottle, museum quality. Dimension: 2.5" H x 1 " Dia.

Chinese porcelain dragon snuff bottle, cylindrical pillar form with high shoulder, short neck, everted lip and concentric grooved base painted in underglaze cobalt blue of a single f...

A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats.

Antique 2 Chinese Famille Rose Figuring Snuff Bottles in octagonal forms, both are Marked in the bottoms.

At the bottom of the container, the year the snuff box was made is hinted at in a biblical phrase and the name of the owner of the snuff box "Ben Tzion" is engraved at center.

A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats.

A rare personalised Welsh miner’s copper snuff box, engraved with the name “William Powell” and dated 1899.

This exceptional and rare antique German silver snuff box has been realistically modelled in the form of a parrot's head.

ANTIQUE CHINESE TIGER EYE STONE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th Century

Fine antique Chinese nephrite jade snuff dish of shallow circular form, raised on three low integral feet and carved from softly translucent pale yellowish-celadon stone.

Antique Chinese Canton Enamelled Copper Snuff Bottle with Qianlong Mark depicting exotic figures hand painted on both sides.

Early 20th century Chinese snuff bottle. Bottle and tap made out of tiger eye stone.

This beautiful snuff box is made from sterling silver. Its inside is gold plated.