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18th Century French 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Joseph-Etienne Blerzy c.1780
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century Exceptional French 18k gold & enamel snuff box, a circular snuffbox crafted in
Category
Antique 18th Century French Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$37,874
H 0.99 in Dm 2.88 in
19thC German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded
Category
Antique 19th Century German Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$24,149
H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 2.37 in
Louis XV Vari-Color Gold & Enamel Snuff Box - France - Late 18th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Louis XV vari-color gold and black enamel snuff box - featuring a bouquet of flowers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$7,000 Sale Price
30% Off
H 1.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.88 in
18th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1790
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century German 18k gold & hand painted enamel snuff box. of rectangular shape with
Category
Antique 18th Century German Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$22,639
H 0.99 in W 3.75 in D 1.68 in
Antique 19th Century German Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German gold and enamel snuff box. This elongated rectangular snuff box
Category
Antique 19th Century German Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$6,306
H 0.48 in W 3.43 in D 0.99 in
Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 19th-century gold box appears at first glance be an exquisite snuff box adorned
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box finely painted to the lid and sides with typical
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Snuff Box Round Guilloche Enamel Box Gold Paillons Stars of Sky Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
$2,245 Sale Price
20% Off
H 0.91 in Dm 3.04 in
Snuff Box Oval curved Green Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval curved snuff-box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamels on
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Double Hinged
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Hinged on both base and lid, the base is decorated
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,647 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.58 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
French Silver and Enamel Snuff Box Hallmarked Benjamin Wolles
Located in Newark, England
and Enamel Snuffbox. The Snuff Box of oval shape with a white enamel glaze mounted in silver with gold
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, of shallow form, white with
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,098
H 0.99 in W 2.86 in D 2.17 in
Exquisite and Large Indian 22k Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
An Exquisite and Large Indian 22K Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
A very fine
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Price Upon Request
H 2.5 in Dm 2.25 in
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$988 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
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
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
Fine Antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Snuff Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An excellent quality late 18th or early 19th century Battersea enamel snuff or patch box. The pink
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.7 in
Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,187
H 0.91 in W 3.75 in D 2.29 in
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fashioned by the renowned Jacques-Joseph de Gault of
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving, fire
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
$2,067
H 0.79 in W 3.04 in D 1.78 in
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, painted with figures and a boat by a classical
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box, painted with figures and animals by
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$3,843 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.25 in W 8.25 in D 5.5 in
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats..
Snuff
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in parkland'
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple and two seated musicians in
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$2,196 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.5 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides and erotic miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Snuff
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
$2,334
H 0.87 in W 2.52 in D 2.21 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
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Rectangular for table with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
$4,871
H 0.56 in W 3.47 in D 3.08 in
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver Jewel box with Rectangular rounded corners gold plated with translucent fire enamel
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
England 1810 Georgian Battersea Enamel Neoclassical Decorated Box
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston
Category
Antique 1810s English George IV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$836 Sale Price
30% Off
H 1.5 in W 3.39 in D 2.68 in
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780, white ground, hand-painted floral
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Early 19th Century Gold and Enamel Box, Swiss Work
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular box with three tones of gold and royal blue enamel. The hinged lid is embellished with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$2,089 Sale Price
30% Off
H 1.93 in W 3.65 in D 2.17 in
AUSTRIAN 1915 Art Deco Enameled Guilloche Vinaigrette Box In .935 Sterling Silve
Located in Miami, FL
A Viennese Austrian art deco enameled Vinaigrette box.
This is a beautiful box created in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
$1,748 Sale Price
30% Off
H 0.59 in W 3.51 in D 2.41 in
A Rare Antique Swiss Gold & Enamel Jewelled Vinaigrette Box Late 18th C
Located in London, GB
.
The sides are covered in blue enamel with a gold chequered design with a white enamel border
all the
Category
Antique 1780s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
$7,548
H 0.32 in W 1.34 in D 1.07 in
KARL NEUDOLT 1922 Art Deco Guilloche Blue Enamel Case Box In .900 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box designed by Karl Neudolt.
This is a fabulous rectangular antique
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
$1,715 Sale Price
30% Off
H 3.25 in W 2.4 in D 0.56 in
Antique Edwardian 9K Rose Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case
By Joseph Gloster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English 9-karat rose gold and enamel
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
firms are to be found on the best Geneva gold and enamel snuff boxes of the period.
CONDITION
In Great
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$9,326
H 0.32 in W 1.26 in D 0.87 in
Early 20th Century Tubular Gold Chased Guilloche Enamel Cigar Holder
By Fabergé
Located in Basildon, GB
Russian made 14ct gold and enamel cigar tube, circa 1900 - 1910, in red and white enamel with
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
$11,529 Sale Price
30% Off
H 7.88 in Dm 1.07 in
French Sapphire and Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The 18-karat yellow gold accessory is surrounded by exquisite "pinstripe" white enameling with a line
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Enamel
CARTIER Paris 1920 Burl Wood Pocket Case In 18Kt Yellow Gold Enamel And Diamonds
By Cartier, Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
enamels and accented with ten European rose cut diamonds. The box if fitted with a concealed three barrels
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Enamel
$8,750 Sale Price
30% Off
H 3 in W 2.25 in D 0.67 in
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
$4,550 Sale Price
30% Off
H 0.47 in W 3.52 in D 2.21 in
Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,357
H 1.19 in W 2.84 in D 2.37 in
Snuffbox white enamel sterling silve stylised birdr miniature on the lid Salimba
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round curved snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,410
H 0.71 in Dm 3.08 in
Gold and Enamel German Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
A Gold and Enamel German Snuff Box
An oval snuff box with pink, blue, and green enamel. The top of
Category
Antique 1790s German Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Snuffbox female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-painted fire
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,101
H 0.48 in W 3.63 in D 2.25 in
Snuffbox basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance style, Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,101
H 0.71 in W 2.76 in D 2.29 in
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuffbox with miniature of Venice, English Queen Anne style, 925 silver Salimben
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with English Queen Anne style borders
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,773
H 0.99 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 in
Snuffbox with Flowers miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels fired
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,810
H 0.79 in W 2.68 in D 1.97 in
Antique Gold & Enamel Cupid Motif Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Gold & Enamel Cupid Motif Snuff Box
Made circa 1815.
A gold snuff box featuring a
Category
Antique 1810s German Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Micro Mosaic Gold Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Micro Mosaic Gold Snuff Box
An 18 karat gold snuff box accented with blue enamel set with a micro
Category
Antique 1850s Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Exquisite and Large Indian 22K Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
An Exquisite and Large Indian 22K Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
A very fine quality
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
Price Upon Request
H 2.5 in Dm 2.25 in
David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling
By David Andersen
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled pill box designed by David Andersen.
Extremely rare early 20th century enamel
Category
Vintage 1910s Norwegian Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,950
H 0.51 in W 1.57 in L 2.56 in
Three-Colored Gold Snuff Box with Enamel Plaque, Germany, 1830
Located in Rome, IT
Snuff box set in three colored gold with an enamel plaque depicting a countryside scene, river and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold
"Tarantella, " Tortoise Shell and Gold Snuff Box, with Micromosaic, 18th Century
By Reverenda Fabrica Sancti Petri
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular snuff box in tortoise shell with gold and enamel framing.
From the Vatican school
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco B...
Materials
Enamel, Gold
$29,387
H 0.87 in W 3.08 in D 2.05 in
18th Century Enamel and Gold Box by Le Bastier, Paris, 1778
By Charles Le Bastier
Located in Paris, FR
Oval gold box with six panels enamelled in opalescent sepia grisaille. Lid present a winter
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
King Edward VII's Personal Cigarette Case, Silver, Red & Blue Enamel and Gold
By Alexander Clark & Co.
Located in London, GB
enamel design, decorative gold striping and bearing the King's signature:
"Edward R I"
also in gold
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
$8,166
H 0.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Remond, Lamy & Cie, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19Th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Of Rectangular Form With Canted Corners, The Cover
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$45,286
H 0.6 in W 3.75 in D 2.56 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Gide & Blondet, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular shape with canted
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$40,619
H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.17 in
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Gold Enamel Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gold enamel snuff box for your home. A gold enamel snuff box — often made from metal, enamel and gold — can elevate any home. There are 144 variations of the antique or vintage gold enamel snuff box you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a gold enamel snuff box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A gold enamel snuff box, designed in the Louis XVI, Baroque or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one gold enamel snuff box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Franco Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni and Carl Martin Weishaupt & Sohne produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Gold Enamel Snuff Box?
The average selling price for a gold enamel snuff box at 1stDibs is $8,908, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $137,935 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
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.
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