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Austrian Silver & Enamel Horse Snuff Box
Located in Newark, England
The box of rectangular shape with faceted corners topped with an enamel scene featuring three
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco B...
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box
Located in Maidstone, GB
An 18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box finely painted to the lid and sides with typical
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold
Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box
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Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Snuff box Enamel Stripes and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled stripes and fine oval
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Vintage 1970s Italian Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 3.04 in D 2.25 in
Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling.
Snuff Box Silver has black fired enamels on guilloché
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.52 in W 3.04 in D 1.58 in
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
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.91 in Dm 3.04 in
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon III style
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 1.19 in W 2.84 in D 2.37 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
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Snuff Box Black enamel Baroque style engraving Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled baroque
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.71 in W 3.08 in D 2.45 in
Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 1.34 in Dm 2.45 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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Snuff Box White Fire Enamel with Miniature of Bird Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French 1905 Edwardian Hexagonal Snuff Box Sterling Silver with Guilloche Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
enamel a colorful hue.
Note: Snuff boxes were used for containing snuff, a mixture of ground tobacco
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Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 0.59 in W 2.63 in D 2.36 in
Snuff box Enamel Double opening Sterling Silver flower bouquet Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with two slightly domed sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 3.04 in D 2.96 in
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere.
The lid
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Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.38 in
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere.
The
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Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.68 in
Late 18th Century Enamelled and Gilt Metal Circular Table Snuff Box
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included).
The cover set with an enamel panel depicting a harbour
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Table Snuff Box, 18th Century
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
With a pink
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Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
H 1.75 in W 3.13 in D 2.38 in
Sterling and Enamel Snuff or Pill Box with Greek Key Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A silver snuff or pill box - all hand made and beautifully trimmed in enamel with a greek key
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box "Soap" Shaped with Horse's Head Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval rounded "soap" shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fired enamels above and below
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 2.64 in D 1.86 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
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Henrik Wigström 1908 Russia Saint Petersburg Enameled Snuff Box in 14kt Gold
By Henrik Wigström 1
Located in Miami, FL
A snuff gold box designed by Henrik Wigström.
Beautiful neo classic snuff box, created in St
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Antique Early 1900s Russian Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
H 0.55 in W 1.53 in D 1.61 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
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
H 1.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.88 in
Antique Victorian Austrian 0.800 Silver & Enamel Snuff Pill Box Mastiff Dane Dog
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Beautiful naturalistic handpainted enameld snuff or pill box depicting a Great Dane dog, probably
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
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H 0.52 in W 1.97 in D 2.96 in
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form!
With a pink
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Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
H 1.75 in Dm 3.25 in
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Georgian English Bilston Battersea enameled snuff or patch box, the motto reads
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper
No Reserve
H 0.75 in W 1.25 in D 1.5 in
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape has translucent fired enamel on guilloche and miniature of a Venetian
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
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H 0.71 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Mother-Of-Pearl And Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming snuff box is crafted of beautifully lustrous mother-of-pearl inlay and gold
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Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Snuff Box portrait Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna Romanova Sterling Silver Salimben
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling.
Snuff Box Silver has fired enamelled handmade portrait of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 2.96 in D 2.56 in
Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Renaissance Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.87 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Snuff Box hand engraving, black “niello” type Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box rectangular in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand engraving, black fired enameled
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Vintage 1980s Italian Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 3.04 in D 1.78 in
Snuff Box Fine Hand-Engraving Baroque Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
on the lid, with fired enamel black type “niello”. Measurements cm. 4,3 x 7 x 2. Weight gr. 120
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 1.7 in
Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides and erotic miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Snuff
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Vintage 1970s Italian Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Plate, Gold, Sterling Silver
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H 0.87 in W 2.52 in D 2.21 in
Snuff Box Octagonal English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with borders in the English Queen Anne
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Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 in
Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table snuff box with 2 slightly rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated
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Vintage 1970s Italian Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.87 in W 2.52 in D 2.21 in
Snuff Box round in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well cared for
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Antique 1760s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
H 3.25 in W 2.25 in D 1.25 in
Snuff box perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid and miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory
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Vintage 1970s Italian Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.87 in W 3.35 in D 3.15 in
Snuff Box White with noble coat of arms Baroque style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box noble coat of arms is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box noble coat of arms has White
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1990s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 1.3 in Dm 2.88 in
Snuff Box Light Blue Ornament in Relief, Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket snuff box with oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.67 in W 3.23 in D 1.7 in
Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.71 in W 2.96 in D 2.96 in
Antique Russian Neoclassical Gold and Agate Snuff Box Circa 1820s
Located in New York, US
Our wonderful snuff box features a finely carved agate relief depicting Bacchus and Cupid
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Revival Snuff Boxes and Tobacco ...
Materials
Gold
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
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
H 0.63 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
very fine fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli reproducing the painting
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1990s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
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H 0.56 in W 3.47 in D 3.08 in
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
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Antique 1810s English George IV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Fine silver, niello and vermeil silver antique snuff box depicting a handsome Scottish bagpipe
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Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
H 1.03 in W 3.82 in D 1.7 in
Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box Early 19th Century Italian Gioacchino
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional and Highly Important Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box, most probably by
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
H 0.99 in W 3.35 in D 2.56 in
Khlebnikov Russian Silver-Gilt and Shaded Enamel Box
By Ivan Klebnikov
Located in London, GB
enamel case, Khlebnikov, Moscow, before 1899 the rectangular hinged box with scrolling varicoloured
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Antique 1890s Ukrainian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Victorian English 1886 Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
enamel retains the original gilt interior.
Condition
This antique vesta box is an exceptional gauge of
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Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian enamelled snuff box.
Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted
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Vintage 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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
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Antique 1780s English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 1.93 in W 3.65 in D 2.17 in
Edwardian 1905 German Enameled Cigarette Case Box in Solid .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Enamelled German cigarette case.
Great historical piece, created in Germany during the turn of
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Antique Early 1900s German Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Box
Located in London, GB
The date mark that is stamped on this box is 1894
Assayer's mark AA (Anatoly A Artsybashev
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Antique 1890s Ukrainian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Rare Austrian Silver and Enamel Stamp Box with Mouse and Seed Pearls
Located in New York, NY
Rare Austrian Silver and Enamel Stamp Box with Mouse and Seed Pearls
The Quality is Fantastic, so
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
German 1923 Bauhaus Geometric Enamel And Guilloche Pill Box In .925 Sterling
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Miami, FL
German geometric enameled pill box attributed to Herbert Bayer.
An exceptional representative
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 0.59 in W 2.04 in D 2.04 in
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Silver Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel silver trinket box.
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
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Snuff Enamel Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic snuff enamel box available at 1stDibs. A snuff enamel box — often made from metal, enamel and silver — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the snuff enamel box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A snuff enamel box, designed in the Georgian, Victorian or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one snuff enamel box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bilston Battersea, Carl Martin Weishaupt & Sohne and Cartier produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Snuff Enamel Box?
Prices for a snuff enamel box start at $200 and top out at $54,336 with the average selling for $4,653.
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.
Questions About Snuff Enamel Box
- What is a snuff box used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A 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.
- When were snuff boxes invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Snuff 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.
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