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David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling
David Andersen 1910 Art Nouveau Enameled Guilloche Snuff Box In .925 Sterling

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 pill-box, created in Norway during the late Edwardian and art nouveau period at th...

Category

Vintage 1910s Norwegian Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling. Snuff Box Silver has black fired enamels on guilloché.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Guilloche silver snuff box
Guilloche silver snuff box

Guilloche silver snuff box

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box, bands along the length and monogram plaque on the hinged lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box
Guilloche silver snuff box

Guilloche silver snuff box

$700Sale Price|30% Off

Guilloche silver snuff box

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and bands throughout.

Category

Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box
Guilloche silver snuff box

Guilloche silver snuff box

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with a countryside panorama in an engraved frame and fluted bottom.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver
Snuff box in guilloche silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver

$700Sale Price|30% Off

Snuff box in guilloche silver

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and fluted surround.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver
Snuff box in guilloche silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver

$525Sale Price|30% Off

Snuff box in guilloche silver

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with guilloche pattern and gold interior.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box
Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box

Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box with monogram plaque and caninha-style fluting.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver
Snuff box in guilloche silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver and engravings surrounding a monogram card, surrounding friezes and in an elliptical shape.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver
Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver

Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver and relief on the hinged lid.

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding the monogram card and fluted friezes.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid
Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid

Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid. Metal: Silver.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff Box  Oval curved Green Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
Snuff Box  Oval curved Green Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni

Snuff Box Oval curved Green Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Oval curved snuff-box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, above and below.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Guilloche silver snuff box with hinged lid & gilt interior
Guilloche silver snuff box with hinged lid & gilt interior

Guilloche silver snuff box with hinged lid & gilt interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box, hinged lid, gilt interior, George III period.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with floral motifs and monogram
Guilloche silver snuff box with floral motifs and monogram

Guilloche silver snuff box with floral motifs and monogram

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and gold interior.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with guilloche florals around monogram card
Silver snuff box with guilloche florals around monogram card

Silver snuff box with guilloche florals around monogram card

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuff box with guilloche floral motifs on the lid, including a monogram card and a hinged lid.

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and applied opener
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and applied opener

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and applied opener

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogrammed card and an application on the lid to open.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche and fluted silver with hinged lid
Snuff box in guilloche and fluted silver with hinged lid

Snuff box in guilloche and fluted silver with hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche and fluted silver with hinged lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with frieze surrounding monogram card
Snuff box in guilloche silver with frieze surrounding monogram card

Snuff box in guilloche silver with frieze surrounding monogram card

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a frieze surrounding a monogram card.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloché silver snuff box with monogram cartouche and gold interior
Guilloché silver snuff box with monogram cartouche and gold interior

Guilloché silver snuff box with monogram cartouche and gold interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram card and gold-tone interior.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and raised lid opener
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and raised lid opener

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and raised lid opener

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram card, gold interior and reliefs on the lid for opening.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, friezes and floral lid
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, friezes and floral lid

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, friezes and floral lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with floral motifs on the lid and friezes along the cartouche.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands along the length
Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands along the length

Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands along the length

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands throughout, floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and rectangular shape.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram lid and engraved surround
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram lid and engraved surround

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram lid and engraved surround

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraving on the lid, surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid with application.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engravings surrounding a monogram card.

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and opening application
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and opening application

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and opening application

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and opening application.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and gold interior
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and gold interior

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and gold interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card and gold interior.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and hinged lid
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and hinged lid

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and hinged lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, gilt interior, Edward VII period
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, gilt interior, Edward VII period

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram, gilt interior, Edward VII period

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with a monogram card and gold interior, and a hinged lid, from the Edward VII period. .

Category

Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cutouts and guilloche surround
Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cutouts and guilloche surround

Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cutouts and guilloche surround

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cut-out on the hinged lid, guilloche pattern on the surround and gilded interior.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period

Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and gold interior, George V period.

Category

Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs

Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and engraved floral motifs.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card

Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni
Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni

Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted in a hand engraved drawing and with fired enamelled miniature, hand painted by the p...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid
Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid

Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box w/ relief figures, guilloche bands at the top & gilded interior
Silver snuff box w/ relief figures, guilloche bands at the top & gilded interior

Silver snuff box w/ relief figures, guilloche bands at the top & gilded interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuff box with relief figures, guilloche bands at the top and gilded interior.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the border
Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the border

Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the border

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuff box with guilloche lid, floral motifs and friezes on the surround.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver tobacco box
Guilloche silver tobacco box

Guilloche silver tobacco box

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver tobacco box with wood-lined interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 710.30 grams. Dimensions: 17.9cmx5.2cm. Content: 925/1000. ...

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rectangular snuff box with scratched patterns
Rectangular snuff box with scratched patterns

Rectangular snuff box with scratched patterns

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and reed-style friezes.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior
Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior

Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior and stone application on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 430.95 grams. Dimensions: ...

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuff box with a rectangular base and gold interior
Silver snuff box with a rectangular base and gold interior

Silver snuff box with a rectangular base and gold interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box with gilding on the inside.

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1905 Edwardian Guilloche Enamel Naveta Pill Box
GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1905 Edwardian Guilloche Enamel Naveta Pill Box

GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1905 Edwardian Guilloche Enamel Naveta Pill Box

By Georg Adam Scheid

Located in Miami, FL

An enameled pill-box for George Adam Scheid (1837-1921). A very fine antique pill box created in Vienna, Austria, at the silversmith atelier of Georg Adam Scheid, circa 1905. This e...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box

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 guilloché enamel top centered with an oval medallion bearing a finely hand-painted...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Guilloche silver snuffbox
Guilloche silver snuffbox

Guilloche silver snuffbox

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands along the length and support for rolling papers inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 90.08 grams...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box

A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box

Located in London, GB

A very fine silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, by C. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many...

Category

Vintage 1920s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Silver tobacco box with guilloche floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid
Silver tobacco box with guilloche floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid

Silver tobacco box with guilloche floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver tobacco box with guilloche floral motifs, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 59.37 grams. Dimensions: 8cmx5cm. C...

Category

20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top
Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top

Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 90.39 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1cm. Content: 925/1...

Category

Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver snuffbox with city-view engravings & guilloche background
Silver snuffbox with city-view engravings & guilloche background

Silver snuffbox with city-view engravings & guilloche background

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuffbox with engravings surrounding a card with a city panorama and a guilloche background. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 49.28 gra...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver snuffbox with friezes, monogram & gold interior
Guilloche silver snuffbox with friezes, monogram & gold interior

Guilloche silver snuffbox with friezes, monogram & gold interior

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuffbox in guilloche silver with raised friezes surrounding a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 144.79...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Snuffbox guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
Snuffbox guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni

Snuffbox guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine snuff box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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 fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuffbox Round Sterling Silver fired enamel on guilloché and blue line Salimbeni
Snuffbox Round Sterling Silver fired enamel on guilloché and blue line Salimbeni

Snuffbox Round Sterling Silver fired enamel on guilloché and blue line Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Renato Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine snuff box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian George IV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuffbox in guilloche silver w/ monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure lid
Snuffbox in guilloche silver w/ monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure lid

Snuffbox in guilloche silver w/ monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure cap.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

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Guilloche Snuff Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal guilloche snuff box for your home. Each guilloche snuff box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, enamel and silver. Find 22 options for an antique or vintage guilloche snuff box now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect guilloche snuff box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A guilloche snuff box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Franco Salimbeni and Giorgio Salimbeni each produced at least one beautiful guilloche snuff box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Guilloche Snuff Box?

Prices for a guilloche snuff box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $504 and can go as high as $58,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,506.

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 Guilloche 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.