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Antique Gutta-Percha Jewelry Box, France, Circa 1880
Antique Gutta-Percha Jewelry Box, France, Circa 1880

Antique Gutta-Percha Jewelry Box, France, Circa 1880

Located in Greven, DE

Beautiful antique box made of gutta-percha, France, around 1880. Former used as a pyrogene and to put matches in, can now also be used wonderfully as a jewelry box. Exceptional ornam...

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

Materials

Resin

French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box
French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box

French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box

Located in New York, NY

A small French sterling silver pill box, Art Nouveau period, decorated with flowers and a gold gilt interior, circa late-19th century, France. Piece is a pill box but can also hold o...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Painted Tole Peinte De Lac Gold Eagle Cigarette Trinket Box
French Painted Tole Peinte De Lac Gold Eagle Cigarette Trinket Box

French Painted Tole Peinte De Lac Gold Eagle Cigarette Trinket Box

By Metal Art

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Vintage French Tole Peinte De Lac Cigarette Trinket Box. All hand-painted burgundy with gold eagle. Minor paint loss on the finger tab and bottom edge.

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Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Style Leather Box
Jacques Adnet Style Leather Box

Jacques Adnet Style Leather Box

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Adnet style leather box with contrast stitching. Inside lined with wood. Equestrian themed box with saddle leather. Looks like it was made to hold cigarettes or playing cards. Great ...

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Vintage 1950s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Silver Mermaid Box with Gold Wash Interior, Hallmarked
Silver Mermaid Box with Gold Wash Interior, Hallmarked

Silver Mermaid Box with Gold Wash Interior, Hallmarked

Located in Stamford, CT

An unusual and quite charming Continental silver snuff or valuables box in the whimsical and amusing form of a mermaid, shown laying down with her scaled tail twisted up behind her. ...

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Antique Early 1900s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Brass and Bronze 420 Stash Box Hand
Brass and Bronze 420 Stash Box Hand

Brass and Bronze 420 Stash Box Hand

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This very handsome, yet unique curiosity can lend you a hand when stashing some prized possessions - from diamonds to 420... the bronze hand with a bracelet and heart (perfect for pr...

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20th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage HERMES Cornucopia Metal and Leather Cigarette Box
Vintage HERMES Cornucopia Metal and Leather Cigarette Box

Vintage HERMES Cornucopia Metal and Leather Cigarette Box

By Hermès

Located in Victoria, BC

Here is a handsome and classic 1950s vintage Hermès cigarette box. Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal insert t...

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Vintage 1950s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box
Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box

Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box

Located in London, GB

A luxurious vintage silver and full cream guilloche enamel singing bird box. Retailed by Nissel & Sikora, of Austria, French, circa 1925. Going barrel movement. T...

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Vintage 1920s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Napoleon Linder 1890 Paris Hinged Vesta Matches Box in Niello and .900 Silver
Napoleon Linder 1890 Paris Hinged Vesta Matches Box in Niello and .900 Silver

Napoleon Linder 1890 Paris Hinged Vesta Matches Box in Niello and .900 Silver

Located in Miami, FL

Vesta matches box designed by Napoleon Linder. Very rare hinged box, created in Paris France at the silversmith atelier of Napoleon Linder. This is a vesta matches box crafted in ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

French Carved Agate, Silver and Jeweled Vesta or Match Safe
French Carved Agate, Silver and Jeweled Vesta or Match Safe

French Carved Agate, Silver and Jeweled Vesta or Match Safe

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Exquisite French carved agate, silver and jeweled vesta or match safe of cylindrical form with hinged silver chased crown fitted with turquoise, and various semi precious stones and ...

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Early 20th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Agate, Multi-gemstone, Silver

19th Century French 18-karat Gold Mounted Scent Perfume Bottle, Tiffany & Co
19th Century French 18-karat Gold Mounted Scent Perfume Bottle, Tiffany & Co

19th Century French 18-karat Gold Mounted Scent Perfume Bottle, Tiffany & Co

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Description Antique late-19th century French 18-karat gold mounted perfume bottle, the straight cut glass body set with a gold collar and hinged lid engraved with scrolling foliag...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Large Cigar Humidor by S.T. Dupont, Wood Veneer, Brass Handle, France
Large Cigar Humidor by S.T. Dupont, Wood Veneer, Brass Handle, France

Large Cigar Humidor by S.T. Dupont, Wood Veneer, Brass Handle, France

By S.T. Dupont

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

An elegant large cigar humidor by S.T. Dupont, Paris, crafted in richly grained wood veneer with contrasting light wood trim and a brass handle engraved “S.T. Dupont – Paris.” The in...

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20th Century French Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Carving of a French Bulldog, Germany, circa 1910-1915
Black Forest Carving of a French Bulldog, Germany, circa 1910-1915

Black Forest Carving of a French Bulldog, Germany, circa 1910-1915

Located in London, GB

A Black Forest carving of a French bulldog, Germany, circa 1910-1915. Clearly a very characterful and decorative item that was originally used for storing tobacco and it has an al...

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Vintage 1910s German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Hermes Paris Cigarette Case
Hermes Paris Cigarette Case

Hermes Paris Cigarette Case

By Hermès

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Hermes Paris Cigarette Case ¡¡Excellent Conditions!! Elegant silver metal cigarette case with ...

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20th Century French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Majolica Palissy Dragons Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
Majolica Palissy Dragons Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent, circa 1880

Majolica Palissy Dragons Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent, circa 1880

By Thomas Sergent

Located in Austin, TX

Unusual Majolica tobacco jar with dragons signed Thomas Sergent, circa 1880. A turtle on the handle.

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Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Dunhill Gold-Plated Smoking Stand, Paris, circa 1950
Dunhill Gold-Plated Smoking Stand, Paris, circa 1950

Dunhill Gold-Plated Smoking Stand, Paris, circa 1950

By Alfred Dunhill

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Dunhill gold-plated smoking stand, Paris, circa 1950, beautifully crafted, high quality, with continuous decoration solid and engine turned stripes, very heavy gold plating, presents...

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20th Century French Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Agate Cigarette or Card Case with Golden Tints
Agate Cigarette or Card Case with Golden Tints

Agate Cigarette or Card Case with Golden Tints

Located in Paris, FR

Translucent agate cigarette or card case with golden tints. The hinges and clasp in white gold with interlaced patterns. In the 1920s and 1930s, smoking was regarded as a sophisticat...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

Champlevé Enamel & Double Sided Agate Pill Box / Snuff Box, France c. 1880
Champlevé Enamel & Double Sided Agate Pill Box / Snuff Box, France c. 1880

Champlevé Enamel & Double Sided Agate Pill Box / Snuff Box, France c. 1880

Located in London, GB

An elegant and very collectible 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate pill or snuff box made c. 1880.

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Antique 1880s French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Enamel

Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France
Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France

Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Small antique French box as a Bird in Antler and with Brass Hardware, Circa 1810-1850's This charming antique high quality box was originally used snuff, tobacco or pills.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Limoges Style Ring or Snuff Boxes
Set of 3 Limoges Style Ring or Snuff Boxes

Set of 3 Limoges Style Ring or Snuff Boxes

By Limoges

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute set of 3 Limoges Style ring or snuff boxes. Possibly made in China, in the style of porcelain boxes made in Limoges, France, circa 1980.

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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Peace Doves
Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Peace Doves

Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Peace Doves

Located in NEWARK, GB

A fine antique French silver snuff box. A table snuff box this is heavily and expertly decorated with bows, swags and flowers around the sides, a light pie crust rim and the image o...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases

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Silver

19th Century Pressed Wood Snuff Box, "L'amour..L'amitie"
19th Century Pressed Wood Snuff Box, "L'amour..L'amitie"

19th Century Pressed Wood Snuff Box, "L'amour..L'amitie"

Located in Spencertown, NY

Depicting roses on one half and oak tree on the other, with the saying: "Elle Passe Souvent En Un Jour..Je Jure Toute La Vie."  

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Ribbed French Sterling Silver Snuff Box from the Mario Buatta Collection
Antique Ribbed French Sterling Silver Snuff Box from the Mario Buatta Collection

Antique Ribbed French Sterling Silver Snuff Box from the Mario Buatta Collection

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A very fine antique French sterling silver pill box. With fine ribbing to all sides and a gold wash to the interior. Provenance: From the collection of the legendary interior dec...

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Antique Early 19th Century French George III Boxes and Cases

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Sterling Silver

Limoges Porcelain Asparagus Shaped Snuff Box for Asprey
Limoges Porcelain Asparagus Shaped Snuff Box for Asprey

Limoges Porcelain Asparagus Shaped Snuff Box for Asprey

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine, hinged Limoges porcelain traditional snuff box in the form of a bundle of asparagus. Retailed by Asprey. Simply a lovely box! Provenance: By repute, from the estate of Su...

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Late 20th Century French Modern Boxes and Cases

18th Century Rococo Rose, Yellow Gold Diamond, Ruby Agate Snuff Box, circa 1740
18th Century Rococo Rose, Yellow Gold Diamond, Ruby Agate Snuff Box, circa 1740

18th Century Rococo Rose, Yellow Gold Diamond, Ruby Agate Snuff Box, circa 1740

Located in New York, NY

Exquisite 18th Century two color gold mounted diamond and ruby encrusted figured agate snuff box, France, circa 1740. Complex, flaring shape in the form of a garden basket of flowers...

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Antique 1740s French Rococo Boxes and Cases

Materials

Agate, Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Georgian Pressed Burr Wood Snuff Box Commemorating the Battle of Jena, 1806
Georgian Pressed Burr Wood Snuff Box Commemorating the Battle of Jena, 1806

Georgian Pressed Burr Wood Snuff Box Commemorating the Battle of Jena, 1806

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A rare French pressed burr wood snuff box commemorating the Battle of Jena and dating from around 1806.

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Antique Early 1800s French Romantic Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Papier Mache' Snuff "Sleeping Beauty"
Papier Mache' Snuff "Sleeping Beauty"

Papier Mache' Snuff "Sleeping Beauty"

Located in San Francisco, CA

A wonderful rare French snuff box featuring a scene from "Sleeping Beauty".

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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

French 19th century Guilloché Silver Snuff-box
French 19th century Guilloché Silver Snuff-box

French 19th century Guilloché Silver Snuff-box

Located in St. Catharines, ON

An elegant French silver tabatière or snuff box, overall decorated with guilloché or engine-turned panels, in a regular wavy pattern creating the illusion of movement.

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

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Silver

Gold Snuff Box with Portrait of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Isabey '1767–1855'
Gold Snuff Box with Portrait of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Isabey '1767–1855'

Gold Snuff Box with Portrait of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Isabey '1767–1855'

Located in New York, US

Our gold snuff box is distinguished by its exceptional portrait of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) by the revered miniature painter, Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767–1855), signed and dated...

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

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Gold, Enamel

18th Century Miniatures Snuff Box in Its Original Fitted-Case in Galuchat
18th Century Miniatures Snuff Box in Its Original Fitted-Case in Galuchat

18th Century Miniatures Snuff Box in Its Original Fitted-Case in Galuchat

By Jean-François Morand

Located in Paris, FR

Chased gold snuffbox of oblong form with canted corners set with gold "verre eglomisé" panels decorated with miniatures in taste of Jean-Baptiste de Gault, depicting mythologics scen...

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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Antique French Cigar Box, 19th Century
Antique French Cigar Box, 19th Century

Antique French Cigar Box, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Vibrant blue Smokers Cigar & Tobacco box adorned with ornate cut steel escutcheon and a handles. The top has two steel plaques which read: "Cigarres" & "Tabac" which translate to Cig...

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Cut Steel

French Gold Pique and Enamel Box, William Tell, circa 1790
French Gold Pique and Enamel Box, William Tell, circa 1790

French Gold Pique and Enamel Box, William Tell, circa 1790

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

A fine French gold pique, horn and enamel circular box, circa 1790. The cover with an inset circular enamel plaque, beautifully hand painted with a scene depicting the legend of Will...

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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Enamel

French Agate Box with Cold Painted Scenes of Versailles, circa 1760
French Agate Box with Cold Painted Scenes of Versailles, circa 1760

French Agate Box with Cold Painted Scenes of Versailles, circa 1760

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Agate box, made from carefully selected agate slices with shaped sides set into gilt copper frames, each panel with a central scene painted in cold colours, the top with a view of pe...

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Antique 1760s French Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Agate

19th Century French Solid Marble Tobacco Jar
19th Century French Solid Marble Tobacco Jar

19th Century French Solid Marble Tobacco Jar

Located in Chulmleigh, Devon

Jar turned from solid piece of French marble.

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Marble

Shagreen French Art Deco Cigarette or Card Case in Sterling & Lizard
Shagreen French Art Deco Cigarette or Card Case in Sterling & Lizard

Shagreen French Art Deco Cigarette or Card Case in Sterling & Lizard

Located in Oakland, CA

Everything about this iconic Art Deco designed cigarette (or card) case conveys luxury and high style! The materials used are sterling silver, Fine shagreen and lizard skin. Nothing ...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Sterling Silver Snuff Box
French Sterling Silver Snuff Box

French Sterling Silver Snuff Box

Located in Hudson, NY

French 19th Century sterling silver snuff box.

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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler
19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler

19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler

By Christian Petschler

Located in Paris, FR

Yellow gold snuffbox in the form of a book. Lid and base presents a "guilloché "ground framed by a line of navy blue enamel and bordered by leaves pattern. One side, hiding the hinge...

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Antique 1820s French Restauration Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Antique Gold Snuffbox by Adrien-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1795-1797
Antique Gold Snuffbox by Adrien-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1795-1797

Antique Gold Snuffbox by Adrien-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1795-1797

By Adrien-Maximilien Vachette

Located in Paris, FR

Chased yellow and pink gold hunting snuffbox with a guilloché pattern framed with broad matt borders relieved by a continuous raised burnished scroll and foliage pattern. Gently sh...

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Antique 1790s French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

French Baroque Gilt Silver Enamel Double Snuff Box
French Baroque Gilt Silver Enamel Double Snuff Box

French Baroque Gilt Silver Enamel Double Snuff Box

Located in Denver, CO

Silver hallmarked "A" and "KR". The rectangular box displays a cupid's bow front with hinged double lids and ball feet. Each side is decorated with neo-classical scenes marked: La Lu...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

French Ovoid Limoges Enamel Snuff Box with Portrait
French Ovoid Limoges Enamel Snuff Box with Portrait

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 topped with a painted portrait of a woman in eighteenth-century dress.

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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Enamel, Sterling Silver

Antique French 1700s Portrait Miniature Snuff Box Gold, Tortoise
Antique French 1700s Portrait Miniature Snuff Box Gold, Tortoise

Antique French 1700s Portrait Miniature Snuff Box Gold, Tortoise

Located in San Marcos, CA

Detail shows not a chip or crack, hairline or warp to the thin wafer on which it is painted in guache or dry-application water color. No damage to the snuff box, which is a good size...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Boxes and Cases

Materials

22k Gold

Napoleon Gold & Enamel Snuff Box
Napoleon Gold & Enamel Snuff Box

Napoleon Gold & Enamel Snuff Box

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine, antique snuff box in hand-engraved and engine-turned 18k gold and striped enamel, the enameling on top, bottom and sides, the top emblazoned "DON DE L'EMPEREUR" ("A Gift of the...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold

French Gold Snuff Box
French Gold Snuff Box

French Gold Snuff Box

Located in New York, US

Our 18th-19th century snuff box features exceptional engine turned designs throughout, and raised floral designs on lid in yellow, white and rose colored gold.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Rare French Tortoise Shell Portrait Miniature Snuff Box
Rare French Tortoise Shell Portrait Miniature Snuff Box

Rare French Tortoise Shell Portrait Miniature Snuff Box

Located in San Marcos, CA

Exceptionally fine museum quality 1700s snuff box mounted with a fine portrait miniature showing a woman with mandolin and charming period costume, furnishings visible behind her. Th...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Jewelry

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14k Gold

French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality
French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality

French Eighteenth-Century Silver-Gilt Snuff Box, of Outstanding Quality

Located in London, GB

French Eighteenth-century silver-gilt snuff box, of outstanding quality, oval form with varicoloured gilding, the top cover and base with central oval vignette depicting baskets and ...

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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Dated 1820, Made in Paris
Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Dated 1820, Made in Paris

Antique French Silver Snuff Box, Dated 1820, Made in Paris

Located in London, GB

Antique French silver snuff box, Dated 1820, Made In Paris Typical ribbed decoration all over with a nice flush hinge, and a curved shape to fit nicely in the pocket.

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Antique 1820s French Regency Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

French Silver Niello Snuff Box, Hunting Scene, early 19th century
French Silver Niello Snuff Box, Hunting Scene, early 19th century

French Silver Niello Snuff Box, Hunting Scene, early 19th century

Located in St. Catharines, ON

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...

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Antique 1830s French Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century French Grisaille Box
19th Century French Grisaille Box

19th Century French Grisaille Box

Located in Firenze, IT

BERNARDO ANTICHITÀ PONTE VECCHIO FLORENCE The cover set with three putti amidst clouds painted en grisaille, set in the lid of a gilt-mounted tortoiseshell box. Circular, 63mm dia.

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Antique 1810s French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Other

Limoges Box Collection, Set of 3
Limoges Box Collection, Set of 3

Limoges Box Collection, Set of 3

By Limoges

Located in Richmond, VA

Beautiful set of three French porcelain Limoges boxes. From left: Rochard box, H 1 in. x Dm 1.75 in; center music motif box, H 2.75 in. x W 1 in. x D 1.75 in; Je T'aime box, H .75 in...

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Vintage 1980s French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

French porcelain pug dog perfume bottle, probably Samson, c. 1880
French porcelain pug dog perfume bottle, probably Samson, c. 1880

French porcelain pug dog perfume bottle, probably Samson, c. 1880

By Meissen Porcelain, Edmé Samson

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Paris porcelain perfume in the form of a pug dog, after a mid- 18th century Meissen original. Possibly Samson, c.1880

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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1910 Fine Quality Opaline Glass Brass-Mounted Ash Tray
1910 Fine Quality Opaline Glass Brass-Mounted Ash Tray

1910 Fine Quality Opaline Glass Brass-Mounted Ash Tray

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A beautiful opaline glass ash tray.

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Early 20th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

French Silver Guilloché Snuffbox, circa 1820
French Silver Guilloché Snuffbox, circa 1820

French Silver Guilloché Snuffbox, circa 1820

Located in St. Catharines, ON

An elegant French silver tabatière or snuff box, overall decorated with guilloché or engine-turned panels, in a regular wavy pattern creating the illusion of movement.

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical More Silver, Flatware and Silve...

Materials

Silver

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French Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French snuff box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, gold and wood, every French snuff box was constructed with great care. There are 381 variations of the antique or vintage French snuff box you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a French snuff box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right French snuff box, those designed in folk art, Louis XVI and Empire styles are of considerable interest. Limoges, Louis-François Tronquoy and Cartier each produced at least one beautiful French snuff box that is worth considering.

How Much is a French Snuff Box?

A French snuff box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,918, while the lowest priced sells for $35 and the highest can go for as much as $137,241.

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 French 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.