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GEORGE WILKINSON 1890 London Mechanical Vesta Matches Box In 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A sterling vesta matches box by George Wilkinson
This is a very rare vesta box for matches created in London England at the silversmith atelier of George Wilkinson. This unusual box...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
£1,064 Sale Price
30% Off
Dutch silver pill box, 1863
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver pill box, 1863
A Dutch silver small cartouche-shaped pill box with engraved floral decor on the lid. The silver box has a hinged lid. The box is Dutch silver hallmarked...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
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. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many...
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1920s Swiss Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
German silver and enamel cigarette case
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
German silver and enamel cigarette case
Origin Germany Circa 1930
Hand-painted scene of two beautiful hunting dogs
its interior is ver...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box Oval curved Green Enamel Guilloche 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. Modern contemporary style. Size cm. 4.5 x 6.5 x 2.3. Weigh...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
FRENCH 1920 Art Deco Sterling & 18Kt Gold Cigarette Vesta Striker
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco French cigarette & vesta-box compendium striker
This is a very rare compendium luxury pocket box that combine a cigarettes case, a vesta box for matches and a striker li...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
£3,196 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top revealing the match caddy and strike on the lid, resting on a rope edge oval base....
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
£484 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian sterling silver snuff box made in Birmingham in 1843
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1843 by Francis Clark, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, features an ornate border, engine turned decoration and a gilt inter...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Mother-of-pearl Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted etched mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1803. The iridescent mother-of-pearl lid...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian Art Deco Silver and Red Guilloche enamel Cigarette or Card Case
Located in London, GB
A superb Austrian Art Deco silver and red guilloche enamel cigarette or card case. Bearing full set of London import marks and date mark for 1928. Extremely fine engine turned red g...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, 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 player performing in a bucolic countryside setting.
...
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19th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795. Measures 2 3/4 inches diameter at widest ...
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1790s Scottish George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Circa 1890,
Going-barrel movement,
Motor-view light anomaly...
When wound and start/...
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1890s French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century French Silver Snuff Box
Located in Delft, NL
19th century French silver snuff box
Late 19th century silver snuffbox with engraved centre and gilt interior
Hall marked by the Silversmith, Dubois Leon & Bauve Henri
The Dutch...
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19th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
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 bo...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Antique carved horn snuff box featuring a detailed deer hunting scene in relief, wit...
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Early 19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Antler
18th Century French 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Joseph-Etienne Blerzy c.1780
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century Exceptional French 18k gold & enamel snuff box, a circular snuffbox crafted in solid gold, adorned with blue, green, and white enamels, further enhanced by gold ...
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18th Century French Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Two snuff boxes, Dutch, Late 18th Early 19th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
Two wonderful antique, figural snuff boxes in the form of heeled boots. Dutch, most probably from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The f...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Antler
A Rare 18th Century Porphyry & Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The base & hinged lid are fashioned from panels of porphyry, specifically that of ‘Rhomb’ Porphyry, which is a relatively rare volcanic rock with very distinctive phenocrysts (cr...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century German Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German gold and enamel snuff box. This elongated rectangular snuff box, features cut corners and a lid adorned with intricate enamel work. The lid's central plaq...
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19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Tonnel Paris 1928 Art Deco Box In 14Kt Gold With Red & Black Lacquer And Diamond
By Tonnel Paris
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco enameled box designed by Tonnel Paris.
Magnificent rectangular box, created in Paris France for Tonnel-Paris during the art deco period, back in the 1920's. This beautiful cased box has been crafted in yellow gold of 14 karats and embellished with applications of red and black thick glass enamel. It is fitted with a nine-barrels hinge and a push thumb lock. The lid is decorated on top with an extra art-deco motif made in platinum, which are set up with three European old round diamonds. The craftmanship and the contrast of colors are amazing. The interiors are highly polished showing rich yellow gold and actually, this gorgeous box can be used for presentation cards.
Diamonds: The platinum part is mount, with 3 European round diamonds, .06 carats, white colorless F color, VS-2 clarity.
Weight: 119.95 Grams, (76.89 Dwt).
Measurements: 56 mm by 89 mm by 12 mm (2.2 x 3.52 x 0.47 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; three times with the maker's mark AC...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
£3,463 Sale Price
30% Off
3 Victorian Snuff Boxes Gilt Metal and Banded Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 beautiful antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with gilt metal sides and banded or moss agate tops and bottoms. They have some beautiful coloring. The metal is not marked so l...
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19th Century British Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Metal
Snuff Box Black enamel Baroque style engraving Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled baroque style engraving. Very fine hand engraving on all surfaces. Dimensions cm. 6.2 x 7.8 cm...
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1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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, ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
c. 1910 English Edwardian Period Smoker's Cabinet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Edwardian period circa 1910 table-top smoker's cabinet. In fine overall condition. Oak with bevelled glass door panels. Fitted for four pipes, a tobacco jar, and two drawers ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Oak
French Rustic Olive Wood Salt Box – Wall-Mounted – 1970s Artisan Craft
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Rustic Olive Wood Salt Box – Wall-Mounted – 1970s Artisan Craft
Description:
This is a beautiful rustic salt box, handcrafted in solid olive wood, made in France in the 1970s...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle Reverse Painted Dragon Pearl Gourd
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite Chinese Hand Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle. Hand painted on the reverse with a dragon chasing the pearl design. This beautiful Chinese snuff bottle is hand made of th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
German Concealed Erotic Snuff Box in the Manner of Stobwasser, C.1820
Located in Bath, GB
An early nineteenth century papier mache snuff box, japanned and bronzed. A romantic scene to the lid of the box and a "secret" sliding panel to the underside revealing a hand-painte...
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1820s Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
£1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Shibayama Cigarette Case
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare silver Shibayama cigarette case, exquisitely decorated with 18 individual hand crafted insects in semi precious stones. This superb piece bares silver hallmark...
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1910s Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
1950s Hermès Cigarette Holder
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Hermès cigarette box. Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal i...
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1950s French Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Sterling Silver Snuffbox Birmingham 1848 by Rolason Bros
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely little sterling silver snuffbox, fully hallmarked with gold plated interior.
Lovely chasing on lid and sides, classic high Victorian repousse w...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
£325 Sale Price
67% Off
1920s European silver gilt and guilloche enamel trinket / pill box Stamp 935 PHV
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1920s European silver gilt and guilloche enamel trinket box stamped 935 and PHV and other stamps (please see images), weight 160g. Amazing colour. Enamelled on all sides including th...
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20th Century European Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Louis XV Gold-Mounted Lacquer Snuff Box
Located in Spencertown, NY
The cover and base inset with gouache miniatures of the front and back of a chateau, signed Andre inv. with tortoiseshell lined interior
maker's mark JG cross between, Paris, 1762-1768.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Superb old African box with hand-carving & carrying chain on the top. Carved on all sides. Authentic ceremonial divided box with hand wrought iron hinges l...
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19th Century African Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
£321 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Greek Civil War Pure Silver Cloisonne Case Engraved Athens Army Day 1946
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Greek pure silver & cloisonne case, circa 1910.
Despite this case dating circa 1910 it has a later engraved legend to the base "Greek Army Day Athens, 15th May 1946", from...
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1910s Greek Edwardian Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Georgian (George III) Brass-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Large, Georgian (George III), brass-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca 1810. Measures 3 1/2 inches long x 2 1/4 inches deep x 2 1/4 inches high. Dark areas...
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1810s English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Russian papier mâché box from Tsarina Alexandra, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A black paper mache box with the portrait of Tsarina Alexandra, wife of Tsar Nicholas II , the last tsar of Russia
this box is from the early 1900
10.5 x 6.2 cm, heigth 3 cm
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Early 20th Century International Style Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Box with Brass Plaque
Located in Toronto, CA
Rectangular 19th century box with an oval brass plaque without engraving.
The exterior has been re-polished over time. It has a nice warm patina. The int...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Dutch Brass Oval Etched Snuff Tobacco Trinket Box 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dutch 18th century oval shaped brass tobacco snuff box with hinged lid, engraved with a low relief pattern of two figures flanked by angels.
Category
18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
£125 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Gucci Enamel and Gilt Cigarette/Card Case
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare vintage Gucci cigarette or card case, featuring the brand’s iconic design elements. The exterior is crafted with a glossy black enamel finish em...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Biedermeier German .800 Silver Snuff Box Domed Lid and Repoussé Pastoral Scenes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual 19th-century German . 800 Silver Snuff Box with Repoussé Rural Scenes and Fruit Basket Lid
A charming and unusually shaped 19th-century German silver snuffbox, expertly craf...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Just Andersen Antique Footed Pewter Box, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An early footed box by Just Andersen. Made at his own workshop Just in Denmark during the 1920s. The exterior is made entirely from lightly hammered pewter. The interior is linned wi...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Antique Sterling Silver and Erotica Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver and erotica enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver and enamel cigarette case has a plain square form with rounded corners.
The anterior and posterior covers of this antique silver case are plain and unembellished.
This case is fitted with a plain rounded push fit catch, which when released reveals a concealed secondary cover.
This hinged push fit cover is ornamented with an impressive erotica hot enamel scene depicting a female figure, partially undressed and bathing.
This concealed cover opens to allow access to the hinged compartments.
This impressive example of antique silverware retains the original gilt interior.
Such concealed antique cases are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique cigarette...
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1910s British Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Early 19th Century Wooden Shoe Shaped Snuff Box
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch early 19th century wooden shoe shaped snuff box
An early 19th century wooden hand carved snuff box
The lid slides open and closed over the top.
Measures 4 cm high, 12 cm...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Sterling Silver Double Snuff & Patch Box with Engine Turned Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique double compartment snuff box is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and originated from England, dating to approximately 1900 and done in a period Edwardian style. The box i...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian English Regency Handcrafted Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted jewelry box burl wood box, Victorian, Napoleon style burl wood jewelry box.
Polished burl Thuya wood hand made with high quality craft...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Alligator Green Cigar Box
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar Box Alligator Green with all structure in solid
cedar wood, box covered with alligator skin stained
in Gucci green finish. hardware and key in solid brass
in polished finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
£24,893
Russian Silver, Gold And Niello Topographical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This silver, gold and niello inlaid topographical snuffbox is a masterpiece of Russian silver. Almost owned by a wealthy 19th-century tradesman, this extraordinary creation shares a ...
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19th Century Russian Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Cigarette Case c.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th Century silver and guilloche enamel cigarette case, of a rectangular form with rounded sides. The one side of the body is enamelled in translucent green over a circular spiral e...
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20th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Wooden Shoe Shaped Snuff Boxes
Located in Delft, NL
19th century wooden shoe shaped snuff boxes
Snuff boxes in the shape of a shoe. One papier-mache, one pewter and one wooden. The papier-mache and the pewter have a flap at the top. The wooden snuff...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Sterling Silver Art Deco "Risque" Cigarette Case of British Origin. Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Art Deco "naughty" sterling silver novelty item; a cigarette case depicting a reclining nude woman on a bed in suggestive pose; hand painted enamel on oval raised plaque; with bright...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Victorian Silver Mounted Ram’s Head Snuff Mull c.1874
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian silver mounted ram’s head snuff mull, the head is fitted with a silver compartment for snuff, chased with thistles and centred by a facetted oval cryst...
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1870s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case by Lawrence Emanuel
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases.
This exceptional antique...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigar Humidor, Ebony Macassar Cigar Box, France 1960, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very nice humidor cigar box, in Macassar ebony. This box is large, was made in France in the 1960s. It has a brown and tan color.
Category
1960s French Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ebony
£321 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 20thC Russian Fabergé Gilt Solid Silver, Enamel & Diamond Necessaire
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Imperial Russian Fabergé gilt solid silver & gold necessaire case. Decorated with vibrant mauve enamel over an engine-turned...
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20th Century Russian Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Pottery Tobacco Jar Humidor Renaissance Style
Located in Austin, TX
Rare complete 19th French pottery tobacco jar inspired by the Renaissance with medallions with his two pewter lids.
Pottery from North of France No...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca. 1840's. Measures 3 inches long x 2 inches deep x almost 2 inches high. Sterling silver mount is engraved Mrs. Margaret Burke...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Rare 1924 'King Fouad I' Box by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Queens, NY
From Paris to Cairo: René Lalique’s ‘Fouad I’ Box and Its Royal Legacy
A rare and historically significant creation by the preeminent French glass artist René Lalique, this exquisite box and cover, designed in 1924, exemplifies the fusion of artistic mastery and regal symbolism. Fashioned in clear and frosted glass, the piece is adorned with a finely moulded relief of winged solar discs, a motif evocative of ancient Egyptian iconography and celestial divinity. The subtle sepia staining enhances the intricate detailing, imbuing the composition with depth and an ethereal luminosity.
The frosted lid bears a distinguished engraving of King Fouad I of Egypt, his state portrait rendered with remarkable precision, underscoring both his sovereign authority and the modern aspirations of his reign. A dedication inscribed on the base—"Offert par Fakhry Pacha à Paris le 9 Octobre 1924"—further contextualizes the piece within the realm of diplomatic and ceremonial gifting, situating it as a testament to cross-cultural exchange and early 20th-century Franco-Egyptian relations.
Signed ‘R. LALIQUE’ to the lid, this refined objet d’art reflects Lalique’s unparalleled ability to harmonize material innovation with historical reverence. This box stands as an exceptional example of early 20th-century glasswork, where the aesthetic ideals of Art Deco converge with the grandeur of Egyptian heritage.
Now regarded as one of the finest expressions of Lalique’s oeuvre, this box not only embodies the technical virtuosity of its maker but also serves as an enduring artifact of royal patronage and artistic diplomacy.
Provenance
Lot 39, Lalique, Christie's, 12 May 1998
Private collection
Bequeathed to the present owner in 2020
Private Collection, UK
Solomon Treasure...
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20th Century French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull.
Vintage collectible Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container.
Round shaped lidded opium container...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Snuffboxes for Sale on 1stDibs
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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