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Blue Snuff Box

Snuff box Enamel Double opening Sterling Silver flower bouquet Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with two slightly domed sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box, Pot in Majolica. Characters Decor pattern. Brown and blue color. It has been made in
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Antique 19th Century German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.3 in Dm 5.52 in
Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mahogany wood tobacco box with golden and blue brass lid, 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970
Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970
$466 Sale Price
40% Off
H 1.97 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Italian Silver and Enamel Box
By Franco Salimbeni
Located in Newark, England
incredible quality Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver and Enamel Box. The Silver and Enamel Box of slim
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel

Italian Silver and Enamel Box
Italian Silver and Enamel Box
$4,605
H 0.79 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box Hand-glazed and hand-painted, created by Edouard-Marcel
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box
Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box
$1,700
H 7.01 in W 4.51 in D 5.01 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A superbly crafted circular gilt bronze box of exceptional quality, featuring a rich turquoise-blue
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Painted Porcelain Tobacco Box Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tobacco box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Brass Tobacco Jar with Hand Painted Blue Delft Lid
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small container for cigarettes or tobacco. Its made from Solid patinated brass and its screw-of lid is decorated with a small hand-painted porcelain platter from Delft. Measurements:...
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Brass Tobacco Jar with Hand Painted Blue Delft Lid
Brass Tobacco Jar with Hand Painted Blue Delft Lid
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.15 in Dm 2.37 in
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery
By The Claw
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery Dutch delftware tabacco
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Snuffbox with Flowers miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
on guilloche and hand-painted floral miniature; external blue staff. Art Nouveau style from the early
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

German Silver and Blue Enamel Snuff Box by Louis Kuppenheim
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
The deep blue enamel on the front and back of this German made snuff box almost feel like little
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver, Enamel

George III Snuffer Tray & Scissors by Robert Hennell & John Buckett, 1780-89
By John Buckett, London 1, Robert Hennell
Located in London, GB
snuffing box is decorated with beading and bright cutting and the pointed end section is also engraved with
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Antique 18th Century English George III More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

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English Enamel Snuff Box, Blue with Flower Panel, circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Geelong, Victoria
English enamel box of rectangular form, painted with white/gilt squares on a deep sapphire blue
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Antique 1780s English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Blue Ceramic Bulldog Barrel Tobacco Jar
Located in Retie, BE
Nouveau style. A jar with lid in beautiful colors blue and purple. I looks like the dog is sitting in the
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

King Edward VII's Personal Cigarette Case, Silver, Red & Blue Enamel and Gold
By Alexander Clark & Co.
Located in London, GB
Alexander Clarke of 33 New Bond Street in 1904. With sumptuous royal red and royal navy blue guilloche
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Blue Agate and Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This diminutive gold snuff box is topped by a rare example of blue agate. While agate is more
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Agate

Blue Agate and Gold Snuff Box
Blue Agate and Gold Snuff Box
H 0.5 in W 2.38 in D 1.63 in
KARL NEUDOLT 1922 Art Deco Guilloche Blue Enamel Case Box In .900 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
interiors. The box is embellished with a gorgeous engine turned guilloche, which is topped with blue glass
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

French 1890 Etui Sealing Wax Case with Guilloche Blue Enamel in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
four rows of garlands. Embellished with applications of light leaden blue color enamel and is fitted
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Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Gold and Enamel Snuff Box by Richter
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular Gold and Enamel Snuff Box A rectangular snuff box with blue enamel. The enamel work
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Antique Early 1800s Swiss Enamel Frames and Objects

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Early 19th Century French Toby Jug, Faience
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
jolly fellow taking a pinch of snuff from his personal snuff box. Blue, green & floral polychrome
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Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Russian Blue Enameled Silver Snuff Box by Gustav Klingert
By Gustav Klingert
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Russian enameled silver cushion shaped snuff box. The maker, Gustav Klingert, was the maker of this
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Antique 1880s Russian Islamic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Swiss Solid Gold and Blue Enamel Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
This exquisite snuff box has been crafted from solid gold and decorated with colorful enamels. It
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Mid-19th Century Blue Agate and Gilt Metal Rectangular Snuff Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mid-19th century blue agate and gilt metal rectangular snuff box, with a deep ocean blue agate
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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Agate

Snuff Box Light Blue Ornament in Relief, Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket snuff box with oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Heart-Shaped Snuff Box, Fire Enameled on Guilloche Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large heart-shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Early Blue American Toleware Tobacco Or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early blue American Toleware tobacco or jewelry box.              
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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tin

Early Italian Blue Sodalite and Gilt Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Arezzo, Italy jewelry or cigarette box in Sodalite and translucent marble. The rectangular
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Continental Silver and Royal Blue Enamel Box, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Continental silver and royal blue enamel box, circa 1920. The rectangular shape box with front
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Early 20th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Imperial Glasswork of St. Petersburg 1900s Cobalt Blue Glass Egg on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Attributed to the Imperial Glassworks of Saint Petersburg, Russia, an early 1900 cobalt blue glass
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Antique Early 1900s Russian Belle Époque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair Of Vintage Display Storage Jars, Portuguese, Ceramic, Bonbon, Macarons Dish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
traditional tobacco boxes The pair redolent of 18th century Dutch Delft examples Displaying a desirable, clean
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Vintage 1980s Portuguese Dutch Colonial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
By Henry Clifford Davis
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver and blue enamel
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Vintage 1940s British Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Antique 19th Century Russian Solid Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, circa 1890
By Gustav Klingert
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
' enamel cigarette case, all of the surface enameled in opaque blue with pertruding filigree floral design
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Antique 19th Century Russian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Silver Pill Box with Blue Guilloche Enamel Top, Birmingham, 1923
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely English silver pill box with mirror inside of blue guilloche enamel lid. Hallmarked
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Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Solid Silver Rectangular Hinged Box with Royal Blue and Gold Star Enamelled Lid
Located in Potts Point, New South Wales
A small rectangular form table snuff box with an enamel lid set with gold stars framed by a raised
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Vintage 1950s Italian Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

French Ovoid Limoges Enamel Snuff Box with Portrait
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An early-nineteenth-century blue and gold painted enamel snuff box with sterling silver body and
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

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Wonderful Art Deco Glass and Silvered Bronze Light Fixture Signed Degas
Located in Roslyn, NY
Art Deco glass and silvered bronze fixture signed Degas. Frosted glass is beautifully embossed flowers and leaves. There are four interior lights.
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20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Small Rare Mid-Century Cabinet Bar Osvaldo Borsani Italian Design
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare particular cabinet, Attibuted Osvaldo Borsani design, in fine wood, interior shaped mirrors, brass parts.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Small Rare Mid-Century Cabinet Bar Osvaldo Borsani Italian Design
Small Rare Mid-Century Cabinet Bar Osvaldo Borsani Italian Design
$2,873 Sale Price
56% Off
H 47.25 in W 33.86 in D 16.54 in
Italian 17th Century Walnut Rustic Trestle Refectory Dining or Library Table
Located in Firenze, IT
This charming 17th Century massive scale rectangular refectory table, dating back to Baroque period, is a magnificent example of Tuscan rustic craftsmanship. The top consists of four...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Dining Room Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Hand Painted Lamp Shade
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Hand-painted lamp shade by artisans in Mexico City.
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2010s Mexican Table Lamps

Materials

Tapestry, Plastic

Hand Painted Lamp Shade
Hand Painted Lamp Shade
$450 / item
H 11.42 in Dm 14.97 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
$1,250 / item
H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

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Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
$1,395 / item
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Hand-Carved Malachite Decorative Box IV
Located in New York, NY
Crafted from solid, natural Malachite, this one-of-a-kind hand-carved decorative box is a singular work of art featuring the stone’s signature swirling green banding, contrasting bul...
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2010s Congolese Jewelry Boxes

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Malachite

Hand-Carved Malachite Decorative Box IV
Hand-Carved Malachite Decorative Box IV
$299
H 2.25 in W 3.75 in D 2.63 in
René Lalique (1860-1945), Glass Clock "Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles" 1920
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

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Glass

Amethyst and Brass Jewelry Box, Hollywood Regency Mineral Stone Box - 1940s
By Jean Goulden, Line Vautrin
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Jewelry Boxes

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Amethyst, Metal, Brass

Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in Jersey City, NJ
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Ceramic Coffee Table by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic coffee table by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic

Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact and Card Case
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully crafted Art Deco period Sterling Silver Lady's Compact or necessaire. This stunning engraved and monogrammed compact opens to reveal a sterling silver interior ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact and Card Case
Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact and Card Case
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
H 0.32 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
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Blue Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal blue snuff box for your home. Each blue snuff box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect blue snuff box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A blue snuff box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Art Deco and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one blue snuff box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Franco Salimbeni, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz and The Claw produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Blue Snuff Box?

A blue snuff box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $268 and the highest can go for as much as $22,209.

Finding the Right Snuff-boxes for You

Today antique snuffboxes and tobacco boxes — as well as a lot of other vintage tobacco accessories — are collectibles and charming pieces of decor for any display case or to elevate your bookshelves.

Snuff, made of ground tobacco, was especially popular with Europeans in the 1600s. The ornate boxes to keep the powder dry became highly decorative by the 18th century. It was considered a must-have item, particularly for nobility.

The most important feature of a snuffbox was that it was airtight. The box protected the snuff from oxygen. Another crucial component was the flat lid.

Snuffboxes could be small enough to fit into a pocket or a larger container for communal use at the table. They also came in different shapes. Porcelain containers were prevalent and often designed to look like trunks. Others were oval or square. Boxes made with cowrie shells were rare and more expensive.

Snuffboxes were usually crafted from silver, gold, horn or tortoiseshell. Some of the most prestigious snuffboxes were French tabatières made of gold and sometimes glass. They could be adorned with amethysts, sapphires and diamonds and enameled, engraved or chased.

Sheffield, England, was known for its silver snuffboxes in the late 18th century as its silver-plating technologies perfected these containers. By the early 19th century, the silver industry in Birmingham, England, was producing elegant snuffboxes with images of abbeys and castles on the sides and top.

Another type of tobacco box was the snuff mull or mill. It was made out of horn or an entire ram’s head and topped with a metal lid, frequently featuring engravings and decorative hinges. These were fashionable in Scotland during the 19th century. The origin of its name is unclear.

On 1stDibs, find a plentiful range of antique snuffboxes and tobacco boxes to complement any home decor or furniture style. You can browse the collection by style, which includes Victorian, Georgian and Art Deco, or by material to find pieces in silver and gold.

Questions About Blue Snuff Box
  • 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 ExpertNovember 14, 2023
    Yes, Tiffany & Co. engagement rings come in a blue box. Called Tiffany Blue, the color of the box is a trademark of Tiffany & Co. It debuted in 1886, when the luxury jewelry maker first began packaging its signature diamond engagement ring in the now iconic blue boxes. Explore an assortment of Tiffany & Co. engagement rings on 1stDibs.