Antique Snuff

Antique Multicolor Gold Snuff Box A large sized antique oval shaped gold box with a lid featuring a detailed scene of a parrot sitting on a tree branch with fruit and a well below.

The bottle is finished with an agate bead stopper and a carved bone snuff spoon.

Antique Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle. This unique piece features intricate carvings on a smooth, natural brown jade surface.

Turquoise and Diamond Snuff Bottle A turquoise snuff bottle with carved roses and bird motifs.

Qing Dynasty Carved Turquoise Snuff Bottle This Qing Dynasty snuff bottle is carved from a single piece of turquoise.

A very rare Scottish snuff mull with carved water buffalo with ears and eyes.

Micro Mosaic Gold Snuff Box An 18 karat gold snuff box accented with blue enamel set with a micro mosaic of dogs hunting a deer Circa 1850's Dimensions: 3.44" x 2" x 0.75" Accom...

Greyhound Micro Mosaic Snuff Box A variegated hardstone snuffbox with a silver gilt framed micro mosaic of a family of greyhounds set in the lid.

A Lapis Lazuli snuff bottle Chinese, carved in the form of a fish, has stopper Measures: Height 2.5 in. (6.5 cm.).

Made of .800 silver, the cigarette or snuff box is stamped with hallmarks, dated 1859 and signed IFH.

on carved fitted wooden base; agate stoppers; measurements provided are the overall measurements including the wooden base and stopper

Antique Carnelian Cabinet Snuff Bottle, Late 19th century. A robust flattened urn form with an oval foot and recessed base.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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 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...

Elegant Belle Époque silver snuff box dating to the early 20th century, finely crafted in a compact rectangular form and bearing a silver hallmark.

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...

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

He holds a rectangular trough filled with simulated dark snuff granules before him, caught in the act of dipping in his hand alongside a miniature white clay pipe.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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...

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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).

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...

Elegant antique French snuff box crafted in sterling silver and dating to the Art Nouveau period, circa 1900.

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...

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.