$560Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box w/ engravings surrounding the card, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the card, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 100.68 grams. D...
Silver
Snuff box in gilded silver with engravings and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gilded silver snuff box with engravings and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 91.37 grams. Dimensions: 8.8cmx1.8cm. Conten...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with birds and floral relief, friezes and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with floral motifs and birds in relief on the lid, gold interior and friezes on the surround. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escrav...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram and gold interior, George V period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and gold interior, George V period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 51.43 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 80.11 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cm x 3c...
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Wavy-shaped silver snuff box with monogram medallion on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with a wavy shape and a monogram medallion on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 59.25 grams. Dimensions: 8x4.3cm. Content:...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with reliefs and application on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Cabeça de velho. Weight: 56.01 grams. Dimensions: 7cm x 4.4cm...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 79.51 grams. Dimensions: 8cmx4.5cm. Con...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 66.44 grams. Dimensions: 8.4x3.3cm. Con...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engravings, fluted edges on the edge and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings, fluted friezes on the surround and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 72.38 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cutouts and guilloche surround
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with mother-of-pearl cut-out on the hinged lid, guilloche pattern on the surround and gilded interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Boar's Head...
Silver
Silver snuff box with a rectangular base and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box with gilding on the inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 72.78 grams. Dimensions: 8.6cmx2cm. Cont...
Silver
$560Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 89.00 grams. Dimensions: 9x4cm. Content: 833/100...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with guilloche florals around monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with guilloche floral motifs on the lid, including a monogram card and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 102.67 gra...
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Rectangular silver snuff box w/ shells & scrolls in relief on the removable lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with shells and scrolls in relief on the removable lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Brand: Malde-S. Tiago de Compostela. Weight: 58.97 g...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver tobacco box with wooden interior and stone application on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 430.95 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver tobacco box with raised floral motifs, monogram and wood lining
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tobacco box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and wood-lined interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 123.01 grams. ...
Silver
Rectangular snuff box with scratched patterns
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and reed-style friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent...
Silver
Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular guilloche silver snuff box with monogram plaque and caninha-style fluting. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 51.78 grams. Di...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with floral engravings and enamel hummingbird lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs and enamel with hummingbird on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 91.26 grams. Dimension...
Silver
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Silver tobacco box with Belém Tower engraving and wooden interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tobacco box with engraving of the Belém Tower on the hinged lid and wooden interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 322.3 grams....
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in nickel silver with gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in nickel-plated silver with gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Greek tragedy mask. Weight: 75.14 grams. Di...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box with reliefs alluding to a rural context
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with reliefs alluding to a rural context, frame surrounded by a frieze. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Brand: Estrela. Weight: 101.56 grams...
Silver
Silver snuff box with engraved houses in a frame
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved houses in a frame with a hinged lid and gold interior. . Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.01 grams. Dimen...
Silver
Nickel plated silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in nickeled silver with a panorama of cows grazing, decorated with garlands and a gilded interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Boar's Head. Weight: 1...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in nickel-plated silver with a gold interior and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Nickel-plated silver snuff box with gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 73.01 grams. Dimensions: 7cm x 4cm. Content...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Nickel-plated snuff box with monogram card and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Nickel plated silver snuff box with monogram card and gold interior, application for opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 73.78 grams. Dimensi...
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in embossed silver and beaded on the casing
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in embossed silver with crimped edges. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Unreadable. Weight: 44.53 grams. Dimensions: 6.1x1.2cm. Content: 800/1000. Assay ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram lid and engraved surround
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraving on the lid, surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid with application. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerv...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Rectangular nickel silver snuff box with illustrated African landscape
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular nickled silver snuff box with illustrated African landscape, asymmetrical designs and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weig...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in embossed silver with a curved shape and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 80.64 grams. Dimensions: 8cmx5cm. Content...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Brushed silver snuff box with friezes on the edge
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Brushed silver snuff box with grooves on the edge. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 111 grams. Dimensions: 8x5cm. Content: 950/1000. Assay Mark...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Elliptical shaped nickel silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Elliptical shaped nickel silver snuff box with asymmetrical reliefs, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 98.05 gram...
Silver
Castle Top Vinaigrette, Warwick Castle, Birmingham, 1847, Nathaniel Mills
Located in London, GB
Nathaniel Mills. A very rare Castle Top Vinaigrette depicting a scarce view of Warwick Castle from the River Avon. Made in Birmingham in 1847 by Nathaniel M...
Sterling Silver
18th Century Georgian Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Tobacco Box
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century Georgian hand-carved walnut wood tobacco box on its original stand. This is an extremely fine and rare piece and one of its kind.
Wood, Walnut
Rare George IV period gilt sterling silver topers snuff box made in London 1821
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1821 by Christopher John Buckler, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, is gilt, and features a cast "Topers" scene on the lid of three gentlemen ...
Sterling Silver
Japanese Inro with 4 19th Century Boxes in Gold Lacquer with Matt Kinji Backgrou
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese inro with 4 XIXth century boxes in gold lacquer with matt kinji background decorated in gold taka makiyé of different tones. Lacquered wood measuring 65 x 70 x 22 mm. Weight...
Lacquer
Basket Weave Snuff Box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1837
Located in London, GB
A Basket Weave Snuff Box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1837. An unusual basket weave Snuff Box made in Birmingham Additional information: Height: 2 cm / 1" Width: 1 cm / "
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.