French Champlevé Enamel & Double Sided Agate Snuff Box / Bonbonnière, c. 1880
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality double sided 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate snuff box, bonbonnière, or possibly a pill box, made c. 1880.
Agate, Metal, Enamel
Antique Gold & Enamel Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Gold & Enamel Micromosaic Snuff Box An antique snuff box, decorated with a central micromosaic panel depicting ruins.
Gold, Enamel
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.
Gold, Enamel
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 rectangular lid consisting of an enamel plaque adorned with depictions of two putto accen...
Gold, Enamel
Antique Austrian Silver & Enamel Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Austrian silver & enamel snuff or patch box. With a small enameled and gilt plaque set in the center of the top.
Silver, Enamel
Snuff box Two-Tone Striped Fired Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped fired enamel on guillochè and hand-engraved ornament.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$45,000
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 mosaic of dogs hunting a deer Circa 1850's Dimensions: 3.44" x 2" x 0.75" Accom...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
A Rare Louis XVI Gold and Enamel Rock Crystal Snuff Box, Rothschild Provenance
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare Louis XVI Enamel and Gold-Mounted Rock Crystal Snuff Box By François-Vincent Garand, Paris, 1760/61 An exceptional and highly refined Louis XVI gold-mounted snuff box, master...
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Antique 19thC Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Pieces from all three are found on some of the finest Geneva gold and enamel snuff boxes of the era. CONDITION In Great Condition - Wear expected with age.
Gold, Enamel
Italian/French Enamel and Silver Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian/French Enamel and Silver Snuff Box. Late 19th Century, the interior lid impressed 22, no other visible marks.
Silver
Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box Cloisonné Enamel, Tobacco Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Vases and Flowers. French Private Collection
Metal
Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes French Private Collection
Metal
Antique Silver Snuff Box with Gold Plate Enamel, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Silver snuff box adorned with intricate enamel work. The lid features a pastoral scene with figures in period attire, set against a lush landscape.
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
A Silver & Enamel Snuff Box Portraying Synagogue of Köln, Germany 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Silver & Enamel Snuff Box Portraying the Synagogue of Köln, made in Germany in the 19th Century.
Silver, Enamel
George V Silver and Enamel Chinoiserie Snuff Box by Henry Clifford Davis, 1926
By Henry Clifford Davis
Located in Braintree, GB
A fine George V silver engine-turned snuff box with enamelled cover, hallmarked by Henry Clifford Davis, Birmingham, 1926.
Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case, Odalisque In Her Boudoir, Germany, Ca. 1900
By German Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
As a result, it has a slightly whiter and brighter lustre. 935 silver was very popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries for ornate, colourfully enamelled snuff boxes or powder co...
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case, Nymph At Forest The Spring, Germany, Ca. 1900
By German Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
As a result, it has a slightly whiter and brighter lustre. 935 silver was very popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries for ornate, colourfully enamelled snuff boxes or powder co...
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case, Three Beauties By The Sea, Germany, Ca. 1900
By German Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
As a result, it has a slightly whiter and brighter lustre. 935 silver was very popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries for ornate, colourfully enamelled snuff boxes or powder co...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Edwardian Cigarette Case with Enamel Fox Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver cigarette case, ca 1910. Hinged and rectangular. On front, horizontal enamel fox hunting scene with two hounds running ahead of whip-bearing man on gallopin...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Snuffbox Commemorating Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana, 1981
Located in New York, NY
English sterling silver and enamel snuffbox commemorating the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981. Rectangular with straight sides, curved corners, and engine turn...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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.