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Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes For Sale
French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
A small French sterling silver pill box, Art Nouveau period, decorated with flowers and a gold gilt interior, circa late-19th century, France. Piece ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
£594 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Austrian Majolica Stove Smoker Set
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Austrian Majolica smoking set match striker harvest theme with a willow baskets, fruits and pitcher.
Category
1880s Austrian Rustic Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1930s German Art Deco 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
Vintage Conus Seashell Box, Sterling Mounts, Hallmarked, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Conus seashell box with sterling silver mounts - side hinge - unidentified hallmarks to the interior (.925 silver) - Italy (Florence - likely) - m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Great Turned Burl Wood Tobacco Jar by Artist R. Kaeser Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This beautifully hand-turned burl wood tobacco jar is a striking piece of Mid-Century Modern craftsmanship, signed by artist R. Kaeser. The jar features a domed lid with a rounded fi...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
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 or...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Set of 3 Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes Brass with Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 beautiful antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with gilt metal or brass sides and banded or moss agate tops and bottoms. They have some beautiful coloring. The metal is not m...
Category
19th Century British Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
Snuffbox guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuffbox in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on a guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature, with fine hand-engravings on the si...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver Plated and Enameled Bat Matchsafe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silver plated and enameled bat matchsafe, realistically cast and chased, with enameled wings, unmaked.
Category
20th Century English High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
£295 Sale Price
34% Off
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Continental silver snuff box depicting a row of five perched birds circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing small late 19th century Stirling quality silver snuff box is continental in its manufacture and clearly marked 925 in the base of the interior.
The snuff box is h...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Tortoiseshell Box
Located in New York, NY
English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900.
Dimensions: 3.5...
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Early 1900s English Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911 Joseph Gloster Ltd
Located in Toronto, Ontario
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside borde...
Category
1910s English Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
£362 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite and Large Indian 22k Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite and Large Indian 22K Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
A very fine quality 22k gold box set with 40 diamonds, painted with the fi...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Tabacco Pot With a Lid in Brown Color French 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box with a Lid in wood. With brass. Brown color.
It has been made in France Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
£321 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite Gold and Rock Crystal Snuff Box
Located in Miami, US
This stunning snuff box showcases exquisite craftsmanship, characterized by its elegant shell outline and intricately shaped panels. The panels are beautifully mounted in a cage, sup...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
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...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
£2,314 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Light bronze box - Swedish, Art Deco
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Art-deco light bronze cigarette/decorative lidded box.
Stamped: ''Swedish light bronze''
Contact us for any questions!
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tiffany American Edwardian Sterling Silver Cigar Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver cigar box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York in 1922. Rectangular with straight sides; cover hinged with gently curved top. On sides, alternating reeded and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigarette Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver cigarette case, ca 1910. Curved and rectangular with push tab. On cover engraved tail-chasing dragon—all talons and horns and scaly serpentine body. Back plain....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Unusual 18th Century French Boulle & Brass Inlaid Snuff Box w/ Candleholder
Located in Atlanta, GA
This diminutive yet opulent 18th or 19th-century French snuff box exemplifies the Boulle-style, renowned for its intricate gilt and inlaid brass decoration against a tortoiseshell ba...
Category
18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georgian Sterling Silver Combination Snuff and Pill Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver combination snuff and pill box; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection.
This exceptional an...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A unique brass cigarette container from the 1920's hand made in Austria.
On top of the lid is a glass stone in turquoise colour. the lid fits tightly into the container.
From the bot...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted in a hand engraved drawing and with fired enamelled miniature, hand painted by the p...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
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
Fish Scale Midnight Blue Chinese Cloisonne Tobacco Box 1930's
Located in Mobile, AL
Monochrome Chinese Fish Scale cloisonne is long famed for it's high quality of craftsmanship and understated elegance. A staple of interior design...
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1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
£301 Sale Price
20% Off
Footed Lidded Jar by Svenskt Tenn in Pewter
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Art Deco pewter lidded box by Firma Svenskt Tenn. Features three ornate feet, a velvet lined interior, and Art Deco style lid.
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box,
German
circa 1900
Going-barrel movement
Setting the birds free...
When wound and the sta...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Incense Holder Modern White Wood and Antiqued Bronze Casting 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 favorite for it's unique light, spalted grain. Contrasted with an antiqued, hand-cast bronze element, this unique object fits well on a coffee table, meditation room...
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2010s American Organic Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Box with Key, Italian Musical Jewelery Box Vintage Wooden Brown Box
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade Vintage wooden Musical jewellery box with a key and lock, with Swiss Musical Movement by Romance with original key and Reuge mechanismt. It is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and bronzed motives carved and made by hand.
It can also be a decorative object for any bedroom or dressing room in your home decor.
Old Decorative Box...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Exotic Wood and Bronze Dugout by William Stuart for Costantini Design
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Luxury Exotic Wood and Bronze Dugout by William Stuart for Costantini Design
3.75" H x 1.75 W x 0.5" D
Costantini founder William Stuart has bough...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Silver and Enamel Snuff Box Hallmarked Benjamin Wolles
Located in Newark, England
Gold Wire Inlay
From our Collectables collection, we are delighted to introduce this French Silver and Enamel Snuffbox. The Snuff Box of oval shape with a white enamel glaze mounted...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, 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
French Majolica Tobacco Jar Onnaing, Circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar onnaing, Circa 1890.
Decorated with a medallion and flowers.
Category
1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style from the early 19th century. Measurements cm. 4.5 x 7.7 x 2. ...
Category
1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
English Rosewood And Brass Humidor On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Squarish rectangular hinged lid opening to a compartment. Later mahogany base.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Tin
Post-Modern Tessellated Pink Marble and Red Travertine Box by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern tobacco or snuff box rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red travertine with brass inlay, brown velvet and wood interior by Maitland Smith.
Match...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver Jewel box with Rectangular rounded corners gold plated with translucent fire enamel stripes on guilloche and hand engraved with late Russian Empire style ornament app...
Category
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Horn
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Powder box- jelwery Box.
Category
19th Century African Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
£250 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver plate and Shagreen Cigarettte Case
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual silver plate and shagreen cigarette case. Shagreen was a popular but rare material used in the 19th century on certain fine pieces, such as clocks and cases. Its b...
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1890s English Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Round Tobacco Box Art Decò Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Tobacco Box Art Deco Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
£499 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Treenware Walnut Tobacco Jar
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand turned treen tobacco box made from walnut. The lid is expertly turned and is topped with a finial over a fabulous hand turned base. The walnut is a handsome color...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
French Faux Tortoise Shell Cigarette Snuff Tobacco Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, a charming faux tortoiseshell box marked cigarettes on the lid. A very versatile piece that could stand alone on a cooffe or side table as well as hold treasures s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
18th Century German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Freres Jordan, Hanau c.1790
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century German 18k gold & hand painted enamel snuff box. of rectangular shape with angled corners, this exquisite snuff box features a meticulously designed lid. At its ...
Category
18th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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 braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
£26,299
Fine Vintage Enamel Bilston & Battersea Box Victorian Hot Air Balloon Scene
By Limoges
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage Hand Painted Enamel Trinket box by Crummles & Co. The piece features a Victorian ballooning scene.
Category
1980s British Victorian Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Blue Lapis Lazuli and Marble Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful blue Lapis Lazuli and Carrara marble stone jewelry box. Created from genuine blue Lapis Lazuli, this box is low in profile and rectangular in form. This lovely jewelry or trinket box features a lid that fits onto its base. Both of which are completely covered in this beautiful blue stone.
The interior of the box's base and lid, are created using Carrara marble. The lid features stays, which retrofit into the base, and allow the top to hold to the base without sliding or moving.
The exterior is flanked with the gorgeous richly hued blue lapis lazuli.
How we would style it:
This blue stone box...
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20th Century Indian Agra Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
£285 Sale Price
25% Off
Roger Capron 1 of 4 Tobacco jars France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 5 Tobacco jars, France - 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Incense Holder Modern Walnut Wood and Antiqued Bronze Casting
Located in Birmingham, AL
These beautiful incense holders pay homage to wood as a material and an icon. They are made from cast bronze and urban wood. Walnut, elm or our "gulf sand" light give choices of dark...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides and erotic miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides has fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the ...
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1970s Italian Romantic Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Antique 19th Century German 18K Solid Gold & Diamond Snuff Box, Hanau c.1840
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century German 18K gold snuff box, rectangular in form. The lid is finely engraved with floral motifs and set with an initial L set with 30 diamonds, while the base also...
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19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
French Chinoiserie Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A marvelously carved chinoiserie motif adorns the lid of this incredible 19th-century French tabatière or snuff box. The charming scene is intricately crafted in the form of a boating figure who holds aloft an umbrella formed of yellow gold, while the box itself is crafted from attractive brown hardstone mounted with stunning yellow gold "waves." Enchanting and beautifully executed, the rare snuff box is an incredible example of the creative artistry of these delightful boxes, as well as the highly popular chinoiserie style.
Inhaling snuff, or snuffing, as it is also called, was a popular social ritual among the European elite from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Over these 300 years, master artisans created and designed elegant snuff boxes using...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Stone, Gold
20thC American Silver Plated Trompe I'oeil Cigarette Box, Tiffany & Co c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century American made Tiffany & Co Trompe l'oeil cigarette box, with wood grain detailing on all sides and a two-tone brass and silver plated finish. The word 'cigarette...
Category
20th Century American Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco porcelain monkey tabacco box
Hand-glazed and hand-painted, created by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz and manufactured by Theodore Haviland
By: Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Havila...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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 c...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Gold box of Louis XVI period
Located in Paris, FR
Three-tones gold oval snuff box. The hinged lid is decorated with a country trophy medallion. The medallion is framed by a garland of green gold foliage and roses. The medallion is d...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
£31,249
Antique Multicolor Horn Oval Snuff Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Oval Snuff Box, c. 1860, of multicolored horn. Fine condition. 3" l., 2 1/8" d., 3/4" h. This item includes restricted materials and cannot be sold outside of the contiguous United S...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Horn
£76 Sale Price
45% Off
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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