French Snuff Box

19th century French black papier mâché trinket box with decoupage chinoiserie scene. Elegant small size is perfect as a bedside table or desk accessory.

Oval gold box with six panels enamelled in opalescent sepia grisaille. Lid present a winter countryside scene with a church and underside decorated with a spring countryside scene w...

Petite boite en argent massif réalisé en France au XIX. Décor de chérubins. Anciennement doré. La dorure subsiste a certain endroit notamment a l'intérieur. Deux poinçons de garantie...

Of traditional tapering oval form, made in two removable parts, a sealing-wax case decorated with green gold laurel frise on burnishing yellow gold stripes. Top decorated with a "qu...

Complete with a box and aperture on the top , semi-circular handle. Finely hand-carved with several Folk Art rosace. Dated by hand on a side : 1760 From France, Alpes.

Every year Anderson's Nantucket designs a new limoges hand made in Limoges, France high fired porcelain, hand pained, each showcase the uniqueness of Nantucket island. Specifically, ...

A rare French silver nielloed snuff box featuring a mythological hunting scene on the cover within a finely detailed wooded landscape, a hound barking up a tree is being restrained b...

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of tortoiseshell with fine gold piqué decor on all sides.

One of the finest old Napoleonic era to Louis Philippe 'naughty' or highly sensual themed miniature painting-beset tortoise shell snuff boxes. The snuff box is adorned with hundreds...

Beautifully carved tagua nut snuffbox with finely sculpted details featuring on one side a scene of the Religious Paradise: Eve is represented naked, slightly covered by plants and l...

Antique lacquered papier mache snuff box with American Eagle, circa 1812. Rare patriotic themed. Early 19th century patriotic themed, lacquered papier mache snuff box, with an Ame...

Beautiful box in 18k gold issued during the First French Republic

Marquis de Lafayette portrait inscription snuff box, circa 1830. Historical antique snuff box made of choice quality papier mâché. Measuring 3.5” diameter, with transfer Portrait ...

Very rare antique and important papier mache snuff box, American interest. The Capitol At Washington DC, rare early view.

At the beginning of the 18th century, French jewelers made snuff boxes out of gold set with diamonds, amethysts, and sapphires.

French snuff box in silver with Niello. Beautiful hinged snuff box, created in Paris France back in the 1900.

Two similar carved and inlaid motto shoe form snuff boxes with portrait medallions, European, mid-19th century, each with 2-tone natural wood and stained color with pique work and li...

French silver niello snuff box, 19th century Made in France, circa 1880.

Fine and rare continental 18th century fruitwood snuff box. The snuff box formed as a recumbent lion with its head up snarling with naive glass eyes, carved mane and long tail looped...

His and hers sterling silver "Basket Weave" pill boxes, Marked 925 and, if nothing else, adorable - store your drugs, 420 or secrets!

An exceptional and impressive antique French 18 karat yellow gold snuff box; an addition to our continental collection This fine antique French 18k yellow gold snuff box has a rec...

When opened via the front thumb tab the inside of the Snuff Box is finished in silver gilt and bears the French silver hallmarks BW Benjamin Wolles (fl. 1894-1921) separated with a F...

An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box.

Antique 19th century French magnificent 18-karat gold snuff box, of traditional oval form, engine turned, sides chased with acanthus leaf boarders and engine turned sunburst ground.

Antique 19th century French magnificent 18-karat gold snuff box, of traditional oval form, engine turned, sides chased with acanthus leaf boarders and engine turned sunburst ground.

Oval snuff box featuring in gold of several tones.. The hinged lid is decorated with a central medallion featuring two doves near an altar on a landscape background. The doves that s...

Antique 18th century exceptionally rare French solid gold snuff box, of shaped rectangular form, decorated with a reeded diaper design.

Antique 19th Century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base and the cover with panels of peaked-pattern engine turning within stamped sable boa...

Antique 19th century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base and the cover with panels of peaked-pattern engine turning within stamped sable boa...

Antique 19th century French magnificent 18-karat gold snuff box, of traditional oval form, engine turned, sides chased with acanthus leaf boarders and engine turned sunburst ground.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French 20 carat rose and yellow gold snuff box; an addition to our 18th century collection.

Antique crystal glass and silver snuff / pill box. ecorated with various angelic cherub like figures and floral scriptures.

Antique early 19th century French exquisite 18-karat gold-mounted snuff box, basket shaped, contained within stylised reeded boarders and hinged lid set with a shaped thumbpiece, the...

Antique mid-19th Century French 18K two-colour gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with cut corners, the hinged covers beautifully engraved with engine turned decoration...

A polished snail shell snuff box, circa 1800, French, Beaded brass mounts.

This remarkably rare Louis XVI oval tabatière, or snuff box, was crafted by the renowned Pierre Sevin of Paris. The vari-colored gold box embodies the elegant neoclassical style that...

This charming snuff box is crafted of beautifully lustrous mother-of-pearl inlay and gold. Diminutive works of intricate artistry, snuff boxes were once considered the height of fash...

Oval snuff box in three tones of gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an intricate scale pattern surrounded by a frieze of roses, ribbons, and pink, green and white gold leaves. Th...

Oblong snuff box in gold of several tones and enamel. The box is decorated with guilloche panels with lattice patterns and underlined with friezes decorated with floral patterns enha...

Antique late 18th Century French magnificent three-coloured 18k gold snuff box, of round form, on both sides engraved with engine turned decoration, within flowers and laurel leaves ...

Antique mid-19th century French 18-karat solid gold snuff box, rectangular shaped, engraved with scrolls and flowers on an engine turned ground, applied with a shell thumbpiece.

Antique 19th century French 18-karat solid gold snuff box, of rectangular form, the hinged engine turned covers beautifully engraved with floral motifs around the sides.

Antique 18th century French magnificent three-colored 18-karat gold snuff box, of round form, on both sides engraved with a spiders web decoration on engine turned ground, within flo...

Antique 18th century French magnificent three-colored 18-karat gold snuff box / bonbonniere, of round form, engine turned decoration, the cover and base centred with vari-color gold ...

Antique 18th century French magnificent three-colored 18-karat gold snuff box, of oval form, engine turned, chased with floral decorations in oval reserves, within flowers and husk g...

Antique early-19th century French large 18-karat gold-mounted snuff box, set with a hand painted miniature, round shaped, with a stylised engraved floral boarders, the lid mounted wi...

Antique 18th century French exquisite 18-karat gold-mounted and Japanese lacquer snuff box, oval shaped, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese lacquered panels, the lid decor...

Antique 18th century French exquisite 18-karat gold-mounted and Japanese lacquer snuff box, round shaped, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese green lacquered panels, hand p...

Antique late 18th century French 18-karat gold and enamel snuff box, of oblong shape, lid, sides and base applied with translucent red or amber enamel panels over a spot and wavy eng...

Description Antique early-19th century French exquisite 18-karat gold-mounted snuff box, basket shaped, contained within stylised reeded boarders and hinged lid set with a shaped th...

Antique 19th century French 18 karat two-color solid gold snuff box, of rectangular cushion shape, the hinged engine turned covers beautifully engraved with acanthus leaf around the ...

Antique late 18th Century French 18k gold snuff box. During the reign of Louis XVI, French artisans demonstrated their unparalleled skill in crafting magnificent gold boxes, symbols ...

Antique 19th century French exquisite 18 karat gold-mounted and Japanese lacquer snuff box, oval shaped, smooth polished sides and the lid mounted with a 18th century Japanese lacque...

The two vases are of large, ovoid form, and feature fluted bodies which are crafted in ceramic with a mottled blue colouring. The vases are mounted with twin gilt bronze scrolling ha...

A magnificent pair of male and female courtiers from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE) in excellent condition. They are wearing traditional Daopao robes in green and black garments wit...

An early Meissen porcelain teapot made circa 1715, decorated by a Dutch hausmaler circa 1730-1740. The teapot is decorated in a Kakiemon palette of turquoise, red, blue and yellow...

Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent (Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children) Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...

The whole casket is richly decorated. Standing on lions paw feet adorned with baroque motifs the scene on top depicts cupid stood beside two lovers (possibly) Daphne and Apollo. The ...

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...

An exceptional and rare 16th century Venetian textile, richly embroidered with 1.2 kilograms of gold metallic thread on deep red silk velvet. This beautifully preserved fabric exempl...

A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...

Unique rare fine antique 18th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing dynasty, the fan has 20 sticks with a 24k gold ring loop, wonderful sticks with silver w...

A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...