19th Century Snuff Box with Intarsia
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century snuff box with intarsia A horn snuff box with a diamond-shaped embedded smaller diamond-shaped surfaces on the box in relief. The box has been a utensil and is in goo...
Horn
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Tobacco box in rosewood with silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box in rosewood with silver applications featuring bows, puttis holding wreaths and medallions with ancient ladies in relief in perfect shape. Metal: Silver. Ori...
Silver
Large Exceptional Swedish Stone Box, ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Exceptional Swedish Stone Box, ca 1850 Beautiful octagon-shaped tobacco box made of Swedish limestone. With small fossils throughout the stone, and the knob made from a fossil...
Limestone
Tonnel Paris 1928 Art Deco Box In 14Kt Gold With Red & Black Lacquer And Diamond
By Tonnel Paris
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco enameled box designed by Tonnel Paris. Magnificent rectangular box, created in Paris France for Tonnel-Paris during the art deco period, back in the 1920's. This beautif...
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Maranao Silver Inlaid Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with silver inlay and cloaked in an antique patina, this curious brass case is an early 20th century betel nut box, attributed to the Maranao people of the island of Mindan...
Brass, Silver
Mid-century mirrored wood cigarette box, France 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century mirrored wood cigarette box France 1960 Glass, wood, brass H 6 cm - 10 × 10 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Metal
Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860 Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...
Pewter
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems Circa 1890, Going-barrel movement, Motor-view light anomaly... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bi...
Tortoise Shell
Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A refined early piece from the Carl Auböck workshop, dating to the 1930s. This chrome-plated box features clean, modernist lines contrasted by a hand-stitched leather lid — a hallmar...
Chrome
$750Sale Price|40% Off
Georgian Carved Wood Shoe Souvenir Snuff Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
In the 19th century, boots and shoes were symbols of good luck. So, it was only natural that trinkets and personal objects should take the form of footwear. This snuffbox, dating to ...
Duke of Clarence Sterling Silver Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Duke of Clarence sterling silver snuff box. Antique ebonized wood and sterling silver box with the profile of the son of Queen Victoria. England, late 19th century. Dimensions: 3.5...
Sterling Silver
Shell and Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Late 19th c.
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a sterling snuff box veneered in tortoise shell which has been inland with fine sterling detailing surrounding the lid. There is an inlaid sterling res...
Sterling Silver
$1,200 / set
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 hallmarks the other I believe is silverplate. I cannot quite make out the date code but ...
Silver
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free... When wound and the sta...
Tortoise Shell
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Tobacco box with trembling rosewood trim and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box with trembling rosewood friezes and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 444.86 grams. Dimensions: 11.5x6....
Silver
Paper Mache Snuff Box with Silver Piqué, 19th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Silver Piqué, 19th Century This rectangular, oblong snuff box is constructed of papier-mâché with a black lacquer finish. It features a complete silver pi...
Silver
Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original label from Rome. Italy, mid-20t...
Sterling Silver
Russian papier mâché box from Tsarina Alexandra, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A black paper mache box with the portrait of Tsarina Alexandra, wife of Tsar Nicholas II , the last tsar of Russia this box is from the early 1900 10.5 x 6.2 cm, heigth 3 cm
Paper
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Metal
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
artfour is an owner-managed trading company dealing in Black Forest woodcarvings, antler furniture and an impressive variety of unique decorative items.
Antler
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Weight: 574.41 grams. Dimensions: 24x11.5cm. Content: 833/1000. ...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Smoker's box in rosewood with several compartments and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smoker's box in rosewood with several compartments and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 2029.99 grams. Dimensions:...
Silver
Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
By Thomas Johnson II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection....
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Black Basalt Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts, 1800-1850
Located in Greding, DE
Cylindrical tea caddy made of black basalt with silver mounting and figural nodus.
Silver
Elegant Tobacco Box in Bakelite. Period Art Deco, 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Tobacco Box in Bakelite in very period Art Deco, from the 1920s. Wear consistent with age and use.
Bakelite
French Black Lacquer, Mother of Pearl and Brass Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful tea caddy with original key and original interior it is black lacquer, mother of pearl and has a brass inlay design all over the box. 19th century, France.
Brass
Silver Crest Men's Humidor Box Bronze and Sterling
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in Westport, CT
Silver crest men’s humidor bronze and sterling large box. Wood interior with mesh screen wonderful condition.
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Sterling Silver Turtle Pill or Snuff Box with Ruby Eyes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sterling silver Turtle Pill box. The box is hand crafted and in the shape of a Turtle with small stunning Ruby eyes. Small enough to fit into a pants pocket un-noticed or stash...
Sterling Silver
$4,200Sale Price|30% Off
Two-tone gold snuff box with bows, garlands and central medallion
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Two-tone gold snuff box with bows, garlands and a medallion in the center with floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Swedish. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 47.76 grams. Dimens...
Silver
Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems, Going barrel movement, Gilt metal two-tone brilliance... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right...
Tortoise Shell
Russian Papier Mache and Lacquer Tobacco Box by Vishnyakov Factiory
Located in Sarasota, FL
Russian papier mache and lacquer tobacco box with troyka scene finely painted on the lid. Partial Vishnyakov factory marks on the underside of the lid. Executed in 1880's.
Lacquer, Paper
German Neoclassical Painted Lacquer Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
By Stobwasser
Located in Spencertown, NY
German neoclassical round snuff box with ancient Roman scene.
Lacquer
Vintage Italian Leather and Gilt Aluminum Cigarette Dispenser Box, Adnet Style
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a distinctive vintage smoking accessory that conceals, within a classic gold-toned aluminum box covered in brown leather, a clever and practical ciga...
Metal, Brass
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century. Wear consistent with age and use.
Horn
Antique 20th Century German Solid Silver & Enamel Cigarette Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Germany solid silver, enamelled in the style of nephrite and lapis lazuli small cigar box. Ideal for storing cigars or accessories. The rich green of the immitat...
Silver, Enamel
$322Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Silver
Asian Chinese Snuff Bottle Fluorite Gemstone Oriental Tobacco Box Qing Carved
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare beautiful asian chinese snuff bottle hand carved from purple fluorite gemstone. Truly a unique oriental snuff tobacco box from the late Qing Dynasty. Gemstone snuff bottles ar...
Multi-gemstone
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique commemorative tobacco keeper. An English, lead decorative snuff box with tamper, dating to the Regency period, circa 1810. Commemorative keeper crafted at the b...
Lead
Vintage Decorative Shadow Box Art by Virgil Thrasher for Lucid Lines, 1972
By Joseph Cornell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Decorative Shadow Box Art by Virgil Thrasher for Lucid Lines Culver City CA, 1972 "so kitsch ...... so good" "kitsch - considered to be in poor taste but appreciated in an...
Aluminum
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. They have some beautiful coloring. The metal is not m...
Agate, Brass
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Burlwood Box of Rectangular Form, 19th Century, Probably English
Located in Spencertown, NY
The serpentine front with upraised lip for opening. The interior covered in felt.
Wood
Antique Gutta Percha Snuff Box with Portrait of a Lady, Late 19th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an antique gutta percha snuff box, with a small colored portrait of a lady on the lid. The snuff box dates to the late 19th century. Snuff boxes were used for contain...
Organic Material
Pair, Italian Tooled Leather & Pietra Dura "Cigar" Motif Tobacco Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, early to mid 20th century. A pair of leather boxes, each having tooled gilt leather to the border of a finely inlaid Pietra Dura top. The tops set with various semi-preciou...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
1920s Bakelite Cosmetic Compact bracelet by Marlowe
By Marlowe
Located in Dallas, TX
This art deco oxblood Bakelite bangle bracelet hides 7 different cosmetic compartments underneath a sliding decorative corset lace-motif panel on the band; the inset compartments inc...
Metal
1940s–1950s Miniature Leather Travel Case / Vanity Case
Located in Knivsta, SE
1940s–1950s Miniature Leather Travel Case / Vanity Case A charming miniature travel case in warm brown leather, dating from the 1940s–1950s. Beautifully proportioned and finely made...
Leather, Fabric
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Mennecy
Located in Spencertown, NY
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Saint-Cloud Modelled as a reclining monk, one hand supporting his bald head, the other holding a rosary and with a crutch at his s...
Metal
$322Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century German Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The underside mirrors the decorative theme, centering on an elongated octagonal black and white enamel pattern, flanked by engraved acanthus leaf half-wreaths.
Gold, Enamel
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 ...
Other
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...
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Grand Tour Souvenir Casket, Eglomise Breslau, Wrocław, Poland 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Ormolu and Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Breslau, Poland circa 1900 A charming antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged l...
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 20thC English Art Deco Solid Silver & Lacquer Cigarette Box c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English solid silver art deco style cigarette box. Featuring a black lacquered top and a curved body, resting on four mounted feet. Hallmarked English solid silv...
Silver
Table Box pure gold paillons and fired enamel miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire enamels, with pure gold “paillons” on the upper circle, fine fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Br...
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Table box oval 925 Silver Enamel handpainted miniature and paillons Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with pure gold “paillons” on the upper circle, fine fired enamel miniature with an image of a “landscape wi...
Belgian Black Marble, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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. I’m not quite sure what the smallest one is made of. It has...
Agate, Metal
Pair Renaissance Revival Gilt-Metal Jewellery Caskets with Dog Finials c.1880
Located in Basildon, GB
A charming pair of late 19th-century Continental gilt-metal caskets in the Renaissance Revival (Historismus) taste, each surmounted by a finely cast figural dog finial — one a seated...
Metal, Copper
Hermès Clipper Valjoux Diver Chronograph Watch
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hermès clipper Valjoux chronograph mechanical titanium watch in black rubber band. Comes with original receipt and box.
Stainless Steel
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.