Snuff Box White Fire Enamel with Miniature of Bird Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of stylized blue bird, late 19th-century Viennese Art Nou...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Gold-Mounted Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian micro mosaic plaque mounted within snuff box, depicting white and brown hound seated on grass.
Glass
$4,952
H 1.3 in Dm 2.88 in
Snuff Box White with noble coat of arms Baroque style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box noble coat of arms has White fired enamels on guilloché and handpainted miniature of arabesques with noble coat of arms by the painter Renato Dainelli.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,500
H 2.5 in Dm 2 in
An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground floral decorated snuff box with openings at both ends, one opening revealing painted initials D.V. for Duc de Villroy.
Ormolu
$3,770
H 0.79 in Dm 3.35 in
Snuffbox Art Nouveau style sterling silver white enamel with flowers Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A Viennese Bouquet: Art Nouveau Snuff Box by Franco Salimbeni, 1973 This exceptional round snuffbox is a profound homage to the opulent artistry of late 19th-century Viennese Art No...
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,415Sale Price|30% Off
H 5.03 in W 3.19 in D 0.39 in
FRENCH 1925 Art-Deco Black Lacquer & White Egg-Shell Lacquer Cigarette Case
Located in Miami, FL
A French art deco modernist cigarette case. This is a gorgeous cigarettes case created in Paris France during the art deco period, back in the 1925-1930. The case has been crafted i...
Silver
$2,479
H 0.71 in Dm 3.08 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, above and below, and miniature on the lid of a stylised bird, hand painted by the paint...
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
$305
H 2.5 in W 12 in D 3 in
Incense Holder Modern White Wood and Antiqued Bronze Casting by Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
These beautiful incense holders pay homage to a unique natural, salvaged, urban wood as a material and an icon. They are made from cast bronze and urban wood. Bleached hackberry is a...
Bronze
$1,509Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.33 in Dm 11.82 in
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery
By The Claw
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery Dutch delftware tabacco jar. Tin glazed blue and white earthenware with brass cover. Depicting 2 persons an...
Brass
Unavailable
H 3.75 in W 5 in D 2.5 in
Taillan Adriano for Dunhill Silver Lapis Lazuli and White Quartz Cigarette Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
Taillan Adriano for Dunhill 800 silver lapis lazuli and white quartz cigarette box, circa 1970. 800 silver cover lid and mounts with a finely detailed high relief boar hunting scene...
Silver
18-Karat Gold and White Gold Asian Cigarette Case
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is an elegant black finish over metal cigarette case and is adorned with an Asian mountain scene. The stunning case features the accents made of inlaid 18-karat gold and white g...
Metal, Gold
Saint Cloud Silver-Mounted White Snuff Box Made circa 1745
By Saint Cloud
Located in Katonah, NY
A white porcelain snuff box molded with pagodas and flowering trees.
Silver
Antique Swiss Gold Snuff Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swiss 14 karat rose, yellow and white gold snuff box, an addition to our 19th century collection.
Gold
White Onyx Stone Box, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
A small box made from white Onyx with gilt metal decoration to the centre of the lip and gilt metal hinge stamped Made in England. Originally used as a cigarette box, circa 1940. Di...
Agate
Sold
H 1.58 in W 3.15 in D 4.73 in
Set of 2 Vintage Ashtrays and Cigarette Box with Grey White Checkered, 1970s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This vintage marble smoking set from 1970s Italy is a refined example of elegant craftsmanship and timeless design. The set includes two ashtrays and one cigarette box, all crafted f...
Marble
Incense Holder Modern White Wood and Bronze Casting by Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
These beautiful incense holders pay homage to a unique natural, salvaged, urban wood as a material and an icon. They are made from cast bronze and urban wood. Bleached hackberry is a...
Bronze
Silvered Snuff Box Decorated with Botticelli's Birth of Venus
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nicely made white metal engine turned snuff box, the interior gilded, with a painted top depicting Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
Sold
H 0.79 in Dm 2.37 in
Antique Russian Solid Silver and Pictorial Enamel Pill Box, 20 Artel, circa 1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Imperial Russian solid silver and hand painted enamel, cushion shaped pill box, all side decorated with traditional Russian stylised flowers, foliage, geom...
Silver, Enamel
Sold
H 1.5 in W 3.39 in D 2.64 in
Antique 18th Century White Bilston / Battersea Enamel Snuff Box or Bonbonniere
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th Century Battersea / Bilston bonbonniere or snuff box. With a white ground and grisaille transfer decoration throughout.
Enamel
Antique White Metal Camel Cigarette Stand
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique white metal, cold painted, antique camel cigarette stand from Austria, circa 1900. The stand is in good shape with some chipping to the hand-painted camel (please see pictures).
Metal
Sold
H 1.25 in W 4.5 in D 5.5 in
Grand Tour Porphyry, Yellow and White Marble Paperweight, Italian, late 19th C.
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oval shaped paperweight with carved alabaster profile of Roman Emperor, framed with imperial porphyry and yellow “marmo giallo” on white marble base.
Alabaster, Marble, Porphyry
Sold
H 0.48 in W 1.74 in D 1.42 in
Snuff Box or Pill Box Guilloche Enamel Floral Miniature, White and Blu Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular pill-box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche with hand painted bouquet of flowers and hand engravings . Size cm. 3,6...
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
French Gilt Bronze and Pink Porcelain Jewellery Box by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and pink porcelain jewellery box by Tahan. French, late 19th Century Measures: height 13cm, width 18cm, depth 13cm. This fine jewellery casket by the French m...
Ormolu
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.375 in Dm 4.25 in
19th C. Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic "Doves of Pliny" Box After Antiquity
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, likely Circa 1880. This beautiful box has an exceptional Grand Tour Micro-mosaic plaque depicting the Capitoline Doves or Doves of Pliny after the Roman antiquity. Also by ...
Slate, Bronze
$200,684
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important Louis XV gold snuff box is from the prestigious collection of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The engine-turned gold box originally sold at Sotheby’s historic sale Th...
Gold
18th Century Chinese Canton Enamel Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting Chinese plate, known as Canton enamel, evokes the intrigue and exclusivity of the 18th- century Imperial court. Boasting a magnificent famille rose background hue, th...
Enamel
$10,262
H 0.99 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
The small rectangular silver snuff box, chased with foliage decorations and featuring a hinged back, is set with a detailed micromosaic plaque on top. The plaque depicts a rural land...
Stone, Silver
$38,031
H 0.48 in W 2.6 in D 1.89 in
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold Pearl Set & Enamel Musical Box, Remond c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Music box’s sound recording available on request Antique early-19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel music box, of elegant rectangular form, in the shape of an envelope, ...
Gold, Enamel
Very Rare 19th C. Cobalt Blue Ground Sevres Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A very large and unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Sevres cobalt blue ground box signed Sarat. This box is truly a masterpiece. Sevres boxes, such as th...
Bronze
German Mother of Pearl Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent layers and inlays of multi-colored mother-of-pearl cover each side of this breathtaking German snuff box. Each incredibly detailed scene is framed by finely engraved yell...
Gold
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful ...
Gold
Louis XV Gold & Lacquer Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV gold & lacquer snuff box Circa Paris, France 1760/1761 With the Charge and Decharge Marks of Eloy Brichard 1756 - 1762 Circular Gold-lined box of gold-colored lacquer wit...
Gold
$4,955
H 0.99 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 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 style and sides with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. On the lid, very fine ...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$44,720
H 21 in W 21 in D 1 in
Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Exceptionally Fine Quality Antique Italian Micro-Mosaic Plaque Depicting "The Saint Peter Square" in Rome. The center medallion surrounded by a beautiful Laurel Wre...
Glass
$6,428
H 4.73 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and sèvres style porcelain mounted jewellery box. Of rectangular for this charming jewellery box has a hinged lockable lid above silvered column...
Bronze
$33,523
H 0.99 in W 3.35 in D 2.56 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 Gioacchino Barberi with the box likely by Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier. Rome & Possibl...
Gold
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.
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