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Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box

Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box

By Bilston Battersea

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form! With a pink ground, floral spray decoration, and gilt bronze mount.

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Enamel

Victorian Period Hanau Continental Silver (.800) Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Victorian Period Hanau Continental Silver (.800) Snuff Box With Hinged Lid

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, Germany, Ca. 1895.

Category

1890s German Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes
Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes

Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique French or German porcelain snuff box. Dating to the 18th (or possibly early 19th) century.

Category

18th Century German George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oak Snuff Box in the form of a Woodworking Plane
Antique Oak Snuff Box in the form of a Woodworking Plane

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 woodworking tool, a plane.

Category

Early 20th Century European Late Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Oak

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 moss agate tops and bottoms.

Category

19th Century British Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Brass

Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box

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 5.25" x 3.5" x 1.5"

Category

19th Century Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood, Paper

Unusual 18th Century French Boulle & Brass Inlaid Snuff Box w/ Candleholder
Unusual 18th Century French Boulle & Brass Inlaid Snuff Box w/ Candleholder

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, renowned for its intricate gilt and inlaid brass decoration against a tortoiseshell ba...

Category

18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Snuff

Materials

Brass

George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box

George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box

Located in London, GB

An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...

Category

1760s English Antique Snuff

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls
Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls

Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A rare and highly unusual collection of eight Scottish horn snuff mulls, assembled over many years by a dedicated enthusiast.

Category

Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

A Chantilly Silver Gilt Mounted Chinoiserie Snuff Box, French, circa 1740
A Chantilly Silver Gilt Mounted Chinoiserie Snuff Box, French, circa 1740

A Chantilly Silver Gilt Mounted Chinoiserie Snuff Box, French, circa 1740

Located in Spencertown, NY

The Chinoiserie themed snuffbox with figures on lid as well as interior lid, sides and underside. Comparable example in the Cleveland Museum of Art Provenance: Peter & Mary White

Category

Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue
Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue

Antique Chinese Snuff Bottle Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Carved Late Qing Dynasty Blue

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A rare carved antique Chinese lapis lazuli stone snuff bottle of the late Qing Dynasty. Finely carved from a solid piece of genuine lapis lazuli exhibiting rich and vibrant blue tone...

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897

Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897

Located in London, London

The snuff box measures 0.75"(2cm) tall, by 3"(7.5cm) wide and 2.25"(5cm) deep, and weighs 3.4 troy ounces.

Category

1890s English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Scottish-Commissioned Cantonese Rams Horn Snuff Mull Canton, China, for the Sc
A Scottish-Commissioned Cantonese Rams Horn Snuff Mull Canton, China, for the Sc

A Scottish-Commissioned Cantonese Rams Horn Snuff Mull Canton, China, for the Sc

Located in London, GB

An exceptional carved horn snuff mull of traditional Scottish ram’s horn form, produced in Canton during the early nineteenth century for export to Scotland.

Category

1820s Scottish Antique Snuff

Materials

Wood

Silver snuff box with enamel couple scene in relief and gold interior
Silver snuff box with enamel couple scene in relief and gold interior

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 and gilded interior.

Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving
Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving

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.

Category

Early 19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Cowrie shell snuff box with flaming-heart silver relief, George II period
Cowrie shell snuff box with flaming-heart silver relief, George II period

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 relief, from the George II period.

Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid
Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid

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.

Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with engraved lid and gilded interior, George III period
Silver snuff box with engraved lid and gilded interior, George III period

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 period.

Category

19th Century European Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

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 dragon chasing the pearl design.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Snuff

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Very Good 19th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Hallmarked Birmingham 1839
Very Good 19th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Hallmarked Birmingham 1839

Very Good 19th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Hallmarked Birmingham 1839

By Taylor & Perry

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very good 19th century Victorian sterling silver snuff box of oblong form, showing a hinged lid engraved with machined undulating wavy motifs, centred by a monogrammed shield-shape...

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-18th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Mid-18th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black

Mid-18th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black

Located in Brescia, IT

This fine wood lacquered wood case is painted both on the sides: there is the elegant portrait of a pretty woman on one side and on the other side, a natural landscape, a painting ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Snuff

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Brunswick Round Snuff Box, Hand-Painted Scene, Germany, 1830
Antique Brunswick Round Snuff Box, Hand-Painted Scene, Germany, 1830

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 subject or view. Here we see a banker bagging up his gold pieces, with a scale and ...

Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Snuff

Materials

Other

Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.
Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.

Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.

Located in Madrid, ES

This type of boxes, of popular tradition, were common in ancient times and were usually made by shepherds or ranchers themselves to store snuff or tobacco. · Size: 7x4x4 cms Interna...

Category

1860s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Snuff

Materials

Other

Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820
Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box with Silver Inlay, c.1820

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 19th-century snuff box in lacquered papier-mâché, the shaped lid finely inlaid with ...

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830
Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830

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-century rectangular snuff box in papier-mâché, with gently domed lid and rounded corne...

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Snuff

Materials

Lacquer

George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid
George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid

George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid

Located in New York, NY

Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795.

Category

1790s Scottish George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian (George III) Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull With hinged Lid
Georgian (George III) Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull With hinged Lid

Georgian (George III) Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Snuff Mull With hinged Lid

Located in New York, NY

Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull, having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795.

Category

1790s Scottish George III Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840

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 player performing in a bucolic countryside setting. 19th Century The Scottish bagpipe p...

Category

19th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique 19th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820
Antique 19th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau c.1820

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 canted corners, the lid is painted with a finely detailed allegorical scene of fecun...

Category

19th Century German Other Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique German 14k Gold Snuff Box by Carl Martin Weishaupt, Circa 1850
Antique German 14k Gold Snuff Box by Carl Martin Weishaupt, Circa 1850

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 collection of gold boxes.

Category

1850s German Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Antique Gutta Percha Snuff Box with Portrait of a Lady, Late 19th Century
Antique Gutta Percha Snuff Box with Portrait of a Lady, Late 19th Century

Antique Gutta Percha Snuff Box with Portrait of a Lady, Late 19th Century

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The snuff box dates to the late 19th century.  Snuff boxes were used for containing snuff, a mixture of ground tobacco and scented oils.

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Organic Material

19th Century French 18K Gold Royal Presentation Snuff Box, c.1850
19th Century French 18K Gold Royal Presentation Snuff Box, c.1850

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 decoration, the hinged cover inset with a circular miniature portrait of Napoleon I...

Category

19th Century French Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

Continental Niello and Silver Gilt Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
Continental Niello and Silver Gilt Snuff Box, Early 19th Century

Continental Niello and Silver Gilt Snuff Box, Early 19th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

No apparent hallmarks. The diaper pattern filled with small crosses throughout and the opening with a slight lip.

Category

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Snuff

Materials

Silver

Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque

Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque

Located in London, GB

The small rectangular silver snuff box, chased with foliage decorations and featuring a hinged back, is set with a detailed micromosaic plaque on top.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Snuff

Materials

Stone, Silver

Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino

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 Gioacchino Barberi with the box likely by Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier.

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold

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 agate tops and bottoms.

Category

19th Century English Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Metal

Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid

Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid

Located in New York, NY

Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca. 1840's. Measures 3 inches long x 2 inches deep x almost 2 inches...

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell
Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell

Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Large Georgian table or master snuff box of cushion form having tortoiseshell veneered front, back and end caps with green stained mulberry burl bottom and lid, the lid with a wood h...

Category

Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Snuff

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Burl

French 1750 Antique Double Compartment Pocket Snuff Flask Carved In Coquille Nut
French 1750 Antique Double Compartment Pocket Snuff Flask Carved In Coquille Nut

French 1750 Antique Double Compartment Pocket Snuff Flask Carved In Coquille Nut

Located in Miami, FL

Pocket snuff flask carved from coquille nut. Amazing small pocket snuff bottle, carved from a large coquille nut.

Category

1750s French Louis XV Antique Snuff

Materials

Chestnut, Fruitwood

Antique Snuff Tin, English Gilt Metal, Lidded Box, Relief Decor, Victorian, 1880
Antique Snuff Tin, English Gilt Metal, Lidded Box, Relief Decor, Victorian, 1880

Antique Snuff Tin, English Gilt Metal, Lidded Box, Relief Decor, Victorian, 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique snuff tin. An English, gilt metal lidded box with relief decor, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff

Materials

Metal

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch

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 ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the...

Category

1670s English Antique Snuff

Materials

Agate, Gold

19thC German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810
19thC German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810

19thC German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring a hinged cover framed by chased foliate borders on a deep blue g...

Category

19th Century German Other Antique Snuff

Materials

Gold, Enamel

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