Terracota "Head" tabacco pot XIX century
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare terracota tabacco boxe showing a head of an old Breton End of XIX century around 1900 France
Terracotta
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver toiletry box with mirror inside, tobacco container and utility chain
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver toiletry box with mirror inside, tobacco container and utility chain. Metal: Silver. Origin: Switzerland. Brand: Walking Bear. Weight: 112.10 grams. Dimensions: 8...
Silver
English 19th century desk snuff box circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
This masterfully engineered and very complicated English ebony engine turned table snuff box dates to the mid 19th century. It has been hand machined from solid ebony with multiple ...
Wood
George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater Made in London in 1802 by Phipps & Robinson
By Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson
Located in London, GB
This very fine George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater was made in London in 1802 by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson. This example is of a large size for a pocket example and may well have b...
Sterling Silver
German Silver Gilt Oval Tobacco Box, Augsburg, circa 1720
Located in New York, NY
Maker Elias Adams. Finely engraved with arabesques on cover, shoulder and body.
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with floral and feather motifs, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with floral and feather motifs, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Paris. Weight: 60.34 grams. Dimensions: 24.5x11cm. Content: 950/1000. ...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box with gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with engraved plant elements and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Austro-Hungarian. Brand: Pest. Weight: 53.40 grams. Dimensions: 7.3cm...
Silver
$2,975Sale Price|30% Off
Silver tobacco box with wood lining, two compartments and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tobacco box with wood-lined interior, two compartments and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle ITítulo. Weight: 833.38 grams. Dime...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with plant engravings and Venice gondola scene
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with plant engravings on the hinged lid and a gondola in the canals of Venice. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 62.15 grams. ...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.31 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.9cm. Content: 916/1000. Assay ...
Silver
Drum Shape Silver Gilt Bronze Box, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual antique gilded and silver gilt bronze box in the form of a drum. Beautiful quality, detail and having good solid weight. We cannot find any markings possibly English or...
Bronze
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
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 34.64 grams. Dimensions: 6.5x3cm. Content: 950/1000. Assa...
Silver
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
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top.
Brass
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with border trim and floral-engraved lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surround, lid with engraved floral motifs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 47.43 grams...
Silver
Early 20th Century Swedish Burled Birch Wood and Mahogany Tobacco Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
A little poem in wood, this early 20th-century Swedish tobacco box is a quiet testament to the beauty of everyday ritual. Hand-turned from golden-hued burled birch, its surface is al...
Metal, Brass
Chiseled silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with monogram card, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 42.33 grams. Dimensions: 6.2...
Silver
Set of 24 Painted Papier Mache and Metal Snuff Boxes
Located in Long Island City, NY
This diverse set of early 19th-century English painted snuff boxes, of various shapes and sizes, are finely decorated with a variety of subjects, inc...
Metal
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox with dog relief & interior paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with relief dog figure and interior with support for rolling papers and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 124....
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands along the length
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands throughout, floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and rectangular shape. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve....
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraved lid and gilded interior, George III period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving on the hinged lid and gilded interior, George III period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 81.33 grams. Dimensi...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with s engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Absent. Weight: 52.48 grams. Dimensions: 7.4cmx1.6cm. Content:...
Silver
Piero Fornasetti, Ashtrays, prod. Fornasetti Milan 1960s
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare tall screen-printed metal ashtray designed by Piero Fornasetti and produced by Fornasetti Milano in the 1960s Excellent condition Fornasetti was born in the fibrillating post-W...
Metal, Brass
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 81.38 grams. Dimensions: 7.8x4.5cm. Content: 833/1000....
Silver
Smooth silver snuffbox in British style, elliptical shape
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox in British style, elliptical in shape and with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Chester. Weight: 68.45 grams. Dimensions: 8.3cm...
Silver
$256Sale Price|65% Off
Smooth silver snuffbox with wooden interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with wooden interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Florence. Weight: 253.22 grams. Dimensions: 16.5cmx11cm. Content: 925/...
Silver
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Metal
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Smooth silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 111.63 grams. Dimension...
Silver
Vintage French Baccarat Style Crystal Cigarette Box In The Shape Of A Bell
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a fascinating Baccarat style crystal cigarette box is in the shape of a bell. It is brass with a silver finish and some neoclassical desi...
Crystal, Brass
$560Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a relief horse figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a horse figure in relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 94.96 grams. Dimensions: 8.5X7.8cm. ...
Silver
George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London by Joseph Ash I, 1807
By Joseph Ash I
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Rare George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London in 1807 by Joseph Ash I. As with vinaigrettes, concentric Snuff Boxes are rare. This example is circular i...
$4,025Sale Price|25% Off
English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork. Probably Georges II period. Unmarked gold...
Agate, Gold
Set of 2 Antique Georgian Yew Wood Pomanders, 19th Century
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Set of 2 Treen Pomanders in Yew Wood 2 small round early 19th century yew wood lady's pomanders, these unscrew in the centre with scent holes to both sides. one of these has what ...
Yew
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Austrian. Brand: Vienna. Weight: 62.99 grams. Dimensions: 7.5cmx4.5cm. Content: 875/1000. Assay Ma...
Silver
Rare Box by Piero Fornasetti from 50's
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and original metal Boxe by Piero Fornasetti from 50's, decorated with pipes, with the original package. in very good and original condition, used for matches, cigarettes jewelry...
Metal
$2,625Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in ringed silver
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Ringed silver snuffbox with Russian-style animal-drawn carriage depicting travelers and a gold clasp. Metal: Silver. Origin: Russian. Brand: Moscow. Weight: 143.74 g...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box with a panorama of houses
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a panorama of houses engraved in a shell-shaped frame and a hinged lid with friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with Arabic-style plant engravings & fluted base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with Arabic-style engravings with plant elements and fluted bottom. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Cabeça de velho. Weight: 82.24 grams. Dimensio...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Chiseled silver snuff box with half shells and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with half-shells and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Paris I Title. Weight: 37.93 grams. Dimensions: 24.5x11cm. Content:...
Silver
$210Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with reed-shaped reliefs and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with reed-shaped reliefs and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Boar's Head. Weight: 32.46 grams. Dimensions: 6x4.2cm. Content: 800/100...
Silver
Onnaing Style Barbotine Tobacco Box Reading Pig, 19th Century
By Onnaing
Located in Paris, FR
Onnaing style barbotine tobacco box representing a sitting pig with a cane, wearing glasses and a blue hat, smoking and reading a French newspaper called "La Viene". Around it, three...
Faience
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuff box with hinged lid & gilt interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuff box, hinged lid, gilt interior, George III period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 48.85 grams. Dimensions: 6.1x4.1cm. ...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraved flowers and branches and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved flowers and branches with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 59.78 grams. Dimensions: 6.8x4cm...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with relief theater scene and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with relief theater scene and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 65.22 grams. Dimensions: 6.2x1.3cm. Conte...
Silver
Rectangular shaped snuff box with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box with rectangular hinged lid and engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card, fluted friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Titl...
Silver
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox embossed with a courtship scene
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a relief depicting a courtship scene and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 46.51 grams. Dimens...
Silver
Silver snuff box with chiseled plant motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with chiseled plant motifs and monogram card in the center. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Fleur-de-Lys. Weight: 173.92 grams. Dimensions: 9.6...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 98.77 grams. Dimensions:...
Silver
19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight 59.2 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered ...
Wood
A carved boxwood prisoner of war battleship snuff box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A carved boxwood prisoner of war battleship snuff box. This small snuff box is carved in the form of a 112-gun ship of the line with a removable quarte...
Boxwood
$5,250Sale Price|30% Off
Cloisoin silver snuffbox in the Russian style with gold-lined interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cloisoin silver snuffbox in the Russian style with gold-lined interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Russian. Brand: Moscow. Weight: 198.6 grams. Dimensions: 11x7.5cm. Content...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox with fluting and crimped engraving, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with fluting and crimped engraving, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Greek tragedy mask. Weight: 61.26...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a smooth lid and a fluted base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.77 grams. Dimensions: 7cmx1.7cm. Cont...
Silver
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in fluted silver with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Boar's Head. Weight: 32.52 grams. Dimensions: 5.8x4cm. Content: 800/1000. Assay Mark: Yes,...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 44.25 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with floral motifs around monogram and gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved floral motifs surrounding a monogram card, gold interior and application on the opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Russian silver snuff box with a curved shape and traces of engraving. Metal: Silver. Origin: Russian. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 73....
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with garlands and antique enameled lady on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with garlands and antique enameled lady on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 93.96 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.1cm. Cont...
Silver
1970s Indian Bronze Box with Character on the Lid
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Indian bronze box with character on the lid.
Bronze
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.