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18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box Engraved Brass Snuff Box Brass with Figures
Located in Milan, IT
18th century Dutch brass tobacco box with hinged lid engraved with five circular medallions
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Other, Brass

MId-19th Century Antique Brass English Snuff Box Etched Design
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 20th century antique brass snuff box with a beautiful etched design. A nice piece for any
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Indian Mughal Style Gem-Set Gilt Brass Snuff Box in Elephant Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage gilt brass lidded trinket snuff box with red and turquoise stone inlaid in the form of an
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metalwork

Materials

Stone, Metal, Brass

Small Walnut Snuff Box with Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small walnut and wood box with very handsome details on side and inlaid in brass. The top
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box Step back into the glorious era of the French
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

20th Century Copper Snuff Box
Located in Opole, PL
brass. This snuff box in good condition. The handle is distorted. Moreover, there are dents on the
Category

Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

20th Century Copper Snuff Box
20th Century Copper Snuff Box
H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Brass Oval Etched Snuff Tobacco Trinket Box 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dutch 18th century oval shaped brass tobacco snuff box with hinged lid, engraved with a low
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Engraved Brass and Copper Snuff Box, English, Circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century English brass snuff box with copper top and bottom, remnants of old decoration
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Bent Wood Snuff Box w Brass Car on Lid, Automotive Interest
Located in Petaluma, CA
This cute little pill box has survived over 100 years. Intended to carry snuff, or pills if you
Category

Vintage 1920s American Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Georgian Carved Wood Shoe Souvenir Snuff Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
is an excellent example of that phenomenon. The box is made in the shape of a fashionable lady’s shoe
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Continental Novelty Snuff Box Modeled as a Foot, circa 1800
Located in Gardena, CA
Continental novelty snuff box modeled as a foot, circa 1800. Carved fruitwood novelty snuff box
Category

Antique 18th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop The
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Snuff Trinket Box Ebonized Wood Porcelain Miniature Portrait Estate Find
Located in Montreal, QC
Ebonized wood hinged snuff box embellished with miniature portrait of young lady hand-painted on
Category

Antique 1830s English Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming early tobacco box or tea cannister Unusual, large size Lovely soft contours which
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
H 4.34 in W 8.27 in D 2.96 in
Perfume Box, in Crystal and Gilded Brass, 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Perfume box, in crystal and gilded brass Egg in cut crystal, structure in bronze and gilded brass
Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Tobacco Box from the 1970s Italian Design Solid Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tobacco box from the 1970s, Italian design. Measures: Height 7 cm, diameter 15 cm in golden brass.
Category

Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box, Pair
By John Otar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
California. These boxes feature individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a spectacular
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Copper

Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box, Pair
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box, Pair
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Old English Tobacco Box, Mahogany with Brass Banding
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful old tobacco box with handsome banding.  
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Round Tobacco Box Art Decò Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Tobacco Box Art Deco Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Collection of Four Different Brass Tobacco Boxes, Holland, 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Holland, 18th Century A collection of brass tobacco boxes. Various sizes. H 11 x W 7 x D 3 cm
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique American Queen Anne Period Lidded Brass Tobacco Box, circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1750 American Queen Anne period cast brass tobacco or snuff box with lid. Charming and
Category

Antique 1750s American Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Lead

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

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.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Unique & Stunning 1800s Bronze & Brass Betel Nut Box Museum Quality & Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
like tea caddies or snuff boxes in Western societies, they were ofcourse predominantly handcrafted for
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Islamic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1950s Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Goatskin and Brass Pipe Shaped Tobacco Box
By Aldo Tura
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Goatskin and Brass tobacco box designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Macabo in the Fifties
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

An Early 20th Century Brass Betel Box or Pandan, Probably Brunei Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The brass body showing a hinged lid rising up to a faceted receptacle with an engraved hinged
Category

Early 20th Century Bruneian Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Polkadot Brass Trinket Cigarette Jewelry Box Red Deco Aubock Werkstatte Style
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Bauhaus
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stamped into coin shaped feet, 273 and Made in Austria. Measures W 4 x D 3 x H 1.5 in.
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare brass box would have been a coveted contraption in the finest English pubs of the 18th
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
H 7.25 in W 9.5 in D 4.75 in
Alligator Green Cigar Box
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar Box Alligator Green with all structure in solid cedar wood, box covered with alligator skin
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Alligator Green Cigar Box
Alligator Green Cigar Box
H 5.91 in W 14.57 in D 11.82 in
Austrian Bombe Form Dinanderie Tobacco Box, 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Austrian, 19th century or earlier. A fine quality antiqued tobacco box of bombe form with a hinged
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Campaign Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Tin

Aldo Tura, Pipe Shaped Parchment Tobacco Box, Macabo Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Firenze, IT
Pipe shaped parchment and brass tobacco box designed by Aldo Tura Macabo Italy 1950s The box
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Smoking Set, parchment ashtray, table lighter and cigars box, France 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Smoking Set, parchment, wood and brass ashtray, table lighter and cigars box France 1950 leather
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top
Category

Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
Category

Vintage 1940s Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Rosewood And Brass Humidor On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Squarish rectangular hinged lid opening to a compartment. Later mahogany base.
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Tin

Tabacco Pot, in Wood and Brass, Brown Color, French, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box in wood. With brass. Leaf Decor pattern. Brown color. It has been made in France Circa
Category

Vintage 1970s French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Cute Black Forest Carved Wood Bear Match Box Holder with Ashtray Brienz
By Black Forest, Brienz Switzerland
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
piece but also incorporates practical elements as the round brass bowl functionable as an ashtray and
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Antique 1880s German Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Tobacco Keepers, English Copper, Brass, Jars, Harrods, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique tobacco keepers. An English, copper and brass lidded jar by Harrods
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco...

Materials

Brass, Copper

Aesthetic Movement Oak Pipe Rack with a Japanese Style Brass Fretwork Backplate
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Aesthetic Movement. An oak pipe rack with a Japanese-style brass fretwork backplate, and a tobacco
Category

Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull. Vintage collectible
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Cobalt Murano Glass & Brass Table Lighter W/ Copper Striker
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage circa 1960 mid century modern cobalt murano glass & brass lighter w/ Copper Striker. Made
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Vintage 1960s Italian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Murano Glass

19th C. Anglo-Indian Hand Carved 4-Section Tea Caddy Inset W/ Tin Manganese Tile
Located in Atlanta, GA
tea boxes with brass finial handles. The body is not only beautifully carved with blooming floral
Category

Antique 19th Century British Anglo-Indian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 7 in
Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes and a leather collar around t...
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Leather and Tin Tobacco Caddy
By Frederic Hewitt
Located in Greenwich, CT
with a lid surmounted by a silver whippet, retaining remnants of label "Hewitt's Universal Tobacco Box".
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco...

Materials

Brass

Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Sheet Metal

Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
H 5.75 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery
By The Claw
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
jar. Tin glazed blue and white earthenware with brass cover. Depicting 2 persons and in the center a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tabacco Pot With a Lid in Brown Color French 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box with a Lid in wood. With brass. Brown color. It has been made in France Circa 1970.
Category

Vintage 1970s French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
. It is lined on the inside with brass and has strong brass hinges. A truly wonderful piece and a must
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
and a black leather collar around the base. It is lined on the inside with brass. A truly wonderful
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Sterling Plate Enamled Jade Green Lift Arm Table Cigarette Lighter by Clark
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Marked "the Roslyn" Art Deco era circa 1930s silver plate brass tabletop cigarette lighter with
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique 1780 Mottahedeh G Mills Tunbridge Oval Brass Tobacco Snuff Box
By Mottahedeh
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 1780 G. Mills Tunbridge oval brass snuff / tinder box. Province Estate of J. Frederic
Category

20th Century Federal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Mottahedeh WM Adaptation Round Brass Lion Passant Snuff Box
By Mottahedeh
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage reproduction brass snuff / trinket / pill box engraved with a coat of arms featuring a lion
Category

Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Dutch Etched Oval Brass Tinder Tobacco Snuff Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century oval brass Dutch tinder / snuff / pill box, etched with phrases and a
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated 1971. This tobacco snuff box is
Category

Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Lacquered Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Parrot and Lady
By Stobwasser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th century hand painted black lacquered Papier-Mâché snuff box or vanity box Crafted in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Paper, Wood

Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes depicting a Bouquet of Flowers to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
. this is typical of early boxes. It is only later, after 1840, that one can make a comb in 1 piece
Category

Antique 1840s Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze

Post-Modern Tessellated Pink Marble and Red Travertine Box by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern tobacco or snuff box rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Brass

Antique Swiss 8 Air Gonçalo Alves Musical Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
plinth base and is fitted with brass carrying handles. The music box features a 28cm cylinder playing
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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Brass Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the brass snuff box you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, every brass snuff box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect brass snuff box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A brass snuff box, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Bilston Battersea, Frederic Hewitt and John Otar each produced at least one beautiful brass snuff box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Brass Snuff Box?

A brass snuff box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $544, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $7,850.

Finding the Right snuff-boxes for You

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

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 Brass Snuff Box
  • 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 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.

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