$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths & floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and floral motifs surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 85.53 grams. Dim...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Silver parallelepiped tobacco box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tobacco box in the shape of a parallelepiped, wooden interior and mythical figures in relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 308.74 gram...
Silver
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 127.68 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cmx...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and engraved floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram card and engraved floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 82.05 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cmx5...
Silver
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with frieze surrounding monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a frieze surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 24.17 grams. Dimensions: 5x2.5cm. Co...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with engraved garlands surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 96.55 grams. Dimensions:...
Silver
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
Arts and Crafts period copper cigar or tabac box, French circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This handmade French box dates to circa 1900 and it has been beautifully handcrafted using the traditional arts and crafts metal working skills from cut and beaten copper riveted tog...
Copper
Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight 39.1 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered ...
Wood
Ceramic Covered Pot, Jean Mégard, Biot 1952
By Jean Mégard
Located in St Ouen, FR
Extremely rare covered pot. Rich glazes with a juxtaposition of white and vivid colours forming an abstract overprinted decor. The inside of the cover features a generous dedication...
Ceramic
A Rare and Historically Interesting George IV Period Snuff Box Made from Oak
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine box is one of a small number of souvenir pieces of this kind made from timbers salvaged during the refurbishment of Windsor Castle in the 1820s. What makes this piece parti...
Oak
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Monkey Tobacco Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Art Deco, Circa 1920
By Haviland & Co., Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Monkey tobacco box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland. Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcela...
Porcelain
Victorian Cast Iron Tobacco Box, English, Brushed Finish, 19th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare English tobacco cast iron box, Victorian time: for connoisseurs ! If You don't smoke, it serves as a paperweight and it's beautiful to admire on You...
Cast Stone
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 / "
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
Set Of 2 Clinio Lighter & Ash Tray in Dark Horn, Brass & Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Clinio Lighter & Ash Tray in Dark Horn, Brass & Wood by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: Lighter: Ø 8 x H 12 cm. Ash Tray: Ø 22 x H 5 cm. Materials: Dark horn, ...
Brass, Other
Leandro Lighter in Glossy Horn, Chromed Brass & Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Leandro Lighter in Glossy Horn, Chromed Brass & Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 11 x W 11 x H 10 cm. Materials: Glossy horn, chromed brass, and Aid...
Brass, Other
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...
Stone, Gold
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...
Rock Crystal, Gold
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Fluted silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with fluting throughout and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 101.25 grams. Dimensions: 8.8cmx2.2cm....
Silver
Rectangular shaped snuff box in fluted silver
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular snuff box in fluted silver, with guilloche engravings surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 63.18 ...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in fluted silver with engraving on the lid and a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in fluted silver with engraving on the lid, including a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 93.83 grams. Di...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with borders on the edge and an engraved hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with grooves on the surround and engraved hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 54.32 grams. Dimensions: 6.8x1.3cm...
Silver
$315Sale 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: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 65.85 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with beveled corners
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with beveled corners, gold interior and engraved floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 51.83 grams. Dimensi...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in fluted silver with landscape engraved on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with landscape engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 76.88 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cmx3.5...
Silver
$630Sale 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: Pakistani. Brand: Karachi. Weight: 115.38 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuff box with plant engravings on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with plant engravings on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 73.70 grams. Dimensions: 8cmx2cm...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Nickel plated silver snuff box
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Elliptical silver snuff box with asymmetrical branches and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 122.62 grams. Dimensions: 9.8c...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Rectangular silver snuff box with fortress engraving on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a fortress engraving on the lid, surrounded by engravings. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 87.38...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Snuff box in fluted silver with embossed lid enclosing a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with embossed lid and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Netherlands. Brand: Leão Passante. Weight: 41.91 grams. Dimensions: 6.5cmx4cm. ...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with lace-style engravings, gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with lace-style engravings, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 53.12 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.5cm. ...
Silver
Silver snuff box with rectangular shape and floral reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with Islamic-style floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Turkish. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 100.68 grams. Dimensions: 5cmx2cm. Content: 800/1...
Silver
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Relief silver tobacco box with caravel, shields & rope border
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tobacco box. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 687.39 grams. Dimensions: 16x5cm. Content: 833/1000. Assay Mark: Yes, between 1938 and 1984...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Chiseled silver snuff box with floral embossing and monogram
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs, hinged lid and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 175.51 grams. Dimensions: 3.2...
Silver
Cinnamon silver snuff box w/ engraved wreaths & bows surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cinnamon silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and bows surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 95.15 grams. Dimensi...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Fluted silver snuff box with engraved monogram and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Fluted silver snuff box with engraving on the lid, surrounding a monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 87.51 grams...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraved monogram lid, garlands and flowers
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid with wreaths and flowers. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Mark: Unreadable. Weight: 76.06 ...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with friezes and engraved country-scene lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surround and engraved with country motifs on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 101.19 g...
Silver
Rectangular silver snuffbox with rounded corners and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rectangular silver snuffbox with rounded corners, hinged lid and embossed female figure in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Tit...
Silver
Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 90.39 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1cm. Content: 925/1...
Silver
Guilloche silver snuffbox
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands along the length and support for rolling papers inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 90.08 grams...
Silver
Silver snuffbox with longitudinal reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with longitudinal reliefs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Mark: Unreadable. Weight: 101.42 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1.8cm. Content: 800/10...
Silver
Curved silver snuffbox with floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Curved silver snuffbox with floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and a spring on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 89.95 gr...
Silver
$513Sale Price|65% Off
Smooth silver snuffbox with engraved equestrian scene
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with engraved equestrian scene. Metal: Silver. Origin: Dutch. Mark: Leão passante. Weight: 170.53 grams. Dimensions: 12.8x2.5cm. Content: 833/1000....
Silver
$410Sale Price|65% Off
Smooth silver snuffbox with hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Plain silver snuffbox with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 167.28 grams. Dimensions: 8.6x7.6cm. Content: 833/1000. Assay Mark: ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Art Nouveau silver snuffbox with floral reliefs & paper holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with floral reliefs in the Art Nouveau style, with a paper holder and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 9...
Silver
$665Sale Price|30% Off
Smooth silver snuffbox with a curved shape and a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with curved shape and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 101.45 grams. Dimensions: 9.5x7cm. Content: 925/1000....
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Snuffbox in guilloche silver w/ monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque on the soap-shaped pressure cap. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Cabeça brand. Weight: 64.72 grams. Dimensions: 7cmx7cm...
Silver
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox with ivory-topped lid, friezes & gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with raised friezes on the edge, lid covered with an ivory plate engraved with African flavor and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: ...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver snuffbox with friezes, monogram & gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Snuffbox in guilloche silver with raised friezes surrounding a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 144.79...
Silver
Silver Art Nouveau snuffbox depicting horsemen in relief
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with reliefs depicting knights in a horse riding scene. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 96.69 grams...
Silver
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox with idyllic scene in high relief
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with idyllic scene in high relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 107.74 grams. Dimensions: 8x5cm. Content: 833/1000. Ass...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuffbox with city motifs engraved on a surrounding frame
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuffbox with city motifs engraved on a surrounding frame. Metal: Silver. Origin: Nederlandesa. Brand: Leão Passante. Weight: 99.79 grams. Dimensions: 12.5cm x 7c...
Silver
$239Sale Price|65% Off
Smooth oval silver snuffbox with enamel flag and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Smooth oval silver snuff box with enamel flag and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 78.14 grams. Dimensions: 8.5x6.5cm. Content: 925...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and monument, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraved wreaths and monument, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 86.1 grams. Dimensions: 8.2x4.6cm. Conten...
Silver
$204Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with country motifs on the hinged lid and gold on the inside
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with country motifs on the hinged lid and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 71.24 grams. Dimensions: 8.8x3cm. Conte...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box w/ geometric figures & floral motifs on the surrounding friezes
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with geometric figures and floral motifs on the surrounding friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 93.41 grams. Dimensions:...
Silver
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Double tobacco box in rosewood with tremolos and silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Weight: 574.41 grams. Dimensions: 24x11.5cm. Content: 833/1000. ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver snuff box with coat-of-arms engraving and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver snuff box with engraving involving a coat of arms for monogram and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Absent. Weight: 63.17 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
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.