Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French or German porcelain snuff box. Dating to the 18th (or possibly early 19th) century. Decorated throughout with hand-painted military, gunfighting, and hor...
Porcelain
1800 Porcelain Bonbonniere of a Painted Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful 1800 German Meissen Porcelain Bonbonniere snuff box of a painted bird, it has a brass-mounted lid of a detailed bird on a branch.
Porcelain
1800 Porcelain Bonbonniere of a Painted Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful 1800 German Meissen Porcelain Bonbonniere snuff box of a painted bird, it has a brass-mounted lid of a detailed bird on a branch.
Porcelain
1800 Porcelain Bonbonniere of a Painted Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful 1800 German Meissen Porcelain Bonbonniere snuff box of a painted bird, it has a brass-mounted lid of a detailed bird on a branch.
Porcelain
Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
This chain of inspiration tracking backwards from the 19th century to antiquity provides a clear example of how ceramics, and indeed other mediums, are able to influence and motivate...
Porcelain
Gold-Mounted Circular Porcelain Snuff Box, Meissen, circa 1740
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Weinheim, DE
Model by Johann J. Kaendler, 1738 Profiled gold-mounting Rare snuff box model with form number 22 (after Beaucamp-Markowsky 1985, p. 595) The painting is of extraordinary qual...
Gold
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H 1.38 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Rare Meissen Black-Ground Snuff-Box with a Painting after Nicolas Lancret
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Weinheim, DE
And this etching, in turn, served as template for the only known comparative piece of our black-ground snuff-box. The comparative snuff box is published in: Exhibition catalogue...
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H 1.78 in W 3.75 in D 2.76 in
Meissen Snuff Box with Fishing Scenes, Interior with Lion & Children, circa 1755
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Meissen snuff box of rectangular form, finely painted with fishing scenes to all surfaces, set within flower moulded borders, the inside lid with a delightful scene of a lion and chi...
Porcelain
French porcelain pug dog perfume bottle, probably Samson, c. 1880
By Edmé Samson, Meissen Porcelain
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
Porcelain
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.7 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 enamel background with white enamel lattice and a raised gold around the hand paint...
Bronze, Enamel
French Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Porcelain Trinket Box painted in purples, gold, green and royal blue. Upon opening the box there is a cute flower design inside the lid. This piece would certainly be a fant...
Gold, Brass
French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket Jewelry Box or Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges handcrafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or candy dish, circa 1930. Signed, Jammet Seignolles Limoges (history of this maker below). Glazed. ...
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Box, Sèvres porcelain box, gilt brass mount, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Dimensions : H: 7 cm, W: 15 cm, D: 10 cm Co...
Brass
Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Table Snuff or Dresser Box
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box in the Meissen style. With a polychrome enamel Bacchanalian scene on the lid, neoclassical devices on the side panels, and a ...
Porcelain
A 19th Century Sevres Hand Painted Hinged Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A small French Sevres porcelain hand painted box with hinged lid. The vibrant color with gilt accents depicting 18th Century Style Fencers with a cobalt blue border. Marked on bott...
Porcelain
$295
H 1.5 in W 2.75 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Meissen Porcelain Covered Dresser Box with Deutsche Blumen Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German porcelain small box. By Meissen. Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays throughout both lid and body and with a gilt rim. Fully marked to the base. Simply wo...
Porcelain
$189Sale Price|35% Off
H 0.99 in W 1.58 in D 1.19 in
Antique Limoge Hand Painted Box enamel & brass with Hunting Horse Scene
By Castel Limoges
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Antique Limoge 19th Jewellery hand painted porcelain & brass box with hunting horse scene. aprox 1880 hand painted in yellow porcelaine Perfect gift for decoration or keeping persona...
Brass
$1,697
H 6.7 in W 9.85 in D 5.52 in
Antique Italian Large Capodimonte Porcelain Table Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique large Italian Capodimonte porcelain table casket, 1880 in date. It features a gladiatorial scene with the Emperor and Empress on the lid, the sides are l...
Porcelain
$3,195Sale Price|54% Off
H 2.5 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
18th Century, Lowestoft English Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
18th century, English porcelain trinket box hand decorated in polychrome glazes and inscribed: "A Trifle from Lowestoft 1795".
Porcelain
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box, Artisan Style
By Limoges 2
Located in Arnhem, NL
A vintage Limoges France handpainted rectangular porcelain trinket box. The box features multicolored floral ornaments on white and royal blue background. The box is braced with a gi...
Brass
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Box by Hochst, Germany circa 1740
By Höchst Porcelain
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An 18th century porcelain snuff or trinket posx, hand painted with a gilt bronze rim and hinge. Made in Germany by Hochst porcelain with a gold pinwheel hallmark dating this to 1740...
Porcelain
$495
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 7 in
Antique French Victorian Porcelain Hand Painted Hinged Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Porcelain Hand Painted Hinged Jewelry Trinket Box Signed R. Coulory. Item features hand painted floral details, hand painted interior, courting scene to lid,...
Porcelain
$1,100
H 3.25 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Porcelain
$95
H 1 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Porcelain Box English Ware Made by L & Sons ltd Hanley Staffordshire
By Staffordshire
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible Porcelain Box English Ware Made in England by L & Sons ltd Hanley. Antique ceramic box marked English Ware Made in England by Lancaster & Sons Pottery of Hanley, ...
Ceramic
Limoges Porcelain Trinket box
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers in the center and blue and gilt scrolls around it. I...
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...
Porcelain
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.