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Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes For Sale
Antique Sterling silver Vesta case, round, Xmas 1912
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic little antique sterling silver vesta case.
Made in England it is a circular shaped Vesta case designed to be added to an antique silver Albert chain...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$158 Sale Price
20% Off
Taylor and Perry 1830s Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver gilt castle top vinaigrette depicting Abbotsford House; an addition to our collectable box collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver gilt vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The cover of this fine vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Abbotsford House in high relief.
The sides of the box are embellished with panels of engine turned decoration.
The underside of the box is ornamented with engine turned decoration incorporating a rectangular cartouche displaying the contemporary engraved initials 'EA'.
Both the base and cover are embellished with applied scrolling leaf decorated borders.
The hinged silver gilt vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille, in addition to the original sponge.
This Birmingham silver vinaigrette retains the original gilding to the interior and exterior surfaces.
A historical country house which was the former residence of renowned novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott, situated in the Scottish...
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1830s English Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French 1750 Antique Double Compartment Pocket Snuff Flask Carved In Coquille Nut
Located in Miami, FL
Pocket snuff flask carved from coquille nut.
Amazing small pocket snuff bottle, carved from a large coquille nut. This antique piece was created in the shape of a spinning top with two secret compartments which can be unscrewed to open. Made in the continental Europe and most probably French or Portuguese provenance from the 18th century, circa 1780. Extensively decorated with organic and floral motifs with a beautiful image of a nut on the upper part.
Curiously due to the shape of this piece, it could be played as a spinning tool on a table. This adds a particular interest for the multiple use with which the carving was conceived.
Weight: 42.60 Grams.
Measurements: Diameter of 40 mm and a height of 89 mm (1.57 x 3.5 Inches).
Hallmarks: No marks, gorgeous deep antique patina.
Coquille Nut
The coquille nut emanates from swampy areas on the eastern side of South America, from a palm known as the “attalea funiefera”. Brazilians call it “Piassabe”. The nuts were introduced into Western Europe in the mid-16th century, and used for small carved objects until the end of the 19th century. Coquille nut is a fruit of a Brazilian palm...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Chestnut, Fruitwood
$978 Sale Price
30% Off
William & Mary Snuff Box Made in London, circa 1690
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare William & Mary Snuff Box Made in London circa 1690. Maker's Mark of Ah With a Crown Above and a Cinquefoil Below.
The Snuff Box is of escutcheon form with plain sides an...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette by Samuel Pemberton
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver vinaigrette made by Samuel Pemberton; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This antique Georgian vinaigrette...
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Maranao Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated in relief and cloaked in an antique patina, this curious brass case is an early 20th century betel nut box, attributed to the Maranao people of the island of Mindanao, Phil...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
20th Century Copper Snuff Box
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a snuff box in the shape of a barrel with a lid.
The item is made of copper and brass.
This snuff box in good condition. The handle is distorted.
Moreover, there ...
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Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
$281 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique sterling silver snuff box made in London in 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Wright & Davies, this George V period, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, is rectangular in shape, and features engine turned decoration to the outsid...
Category
1920s English Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Austrian Silver Table Snuff Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian silver table snuff box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This excepti...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
$4,550 Sale Price
30% Off
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....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Vinaigrette, Jean-Georges Rémond c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Swiss 18k gold vinaigrette, of rectangular form with cut corners, the lid features a seated cherub draped in red silk, engaged in writing, framed by a deli...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Tiffany & Co. 14k Gold Compact on the Chain
Located in Sarasota, FL
Tiffany & Co. 14 K gold compact. Marked on the interior. Very lightly used.
Weight 99.3 g or 3.2 t. oz.
Category
Late 18th Century American Edwardian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, of shallow form, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene depicting 3 ch...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$639 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mussel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Vesta case in the form of a mussel; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver Vesta case...
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1860s Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Tobacco Jar - Erhard & Söhne - Brass and Wood - Tug-of-War
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant early 20th century tobacco jar attributed to Erhard & Söhne, the renowned German makers celebrated for their refined Art Nouveau brasswork. The cylindrical body is made of...
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Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cigarette Dispenser Burlwood Box
By Davidoff 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage cigarette box in burl wood and sterling with glass top.
Clever design.
Dimensions: 9 w x 6.5 d x 2.75 h close...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
England 1810 Georgian Battersea Enamel Neoclassical Decorated Box
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Ba...
Category
1810s English George IV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$836 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-century Raymor Glazed Ceramic Smoking Set Italy, Box, Lighter and Ashtray
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Raymor Glazed Ceramic Smoking Set Italy, Box, Lighter and Ashtray
Offered for sale is an Italian mid-century modern Raymor smoking set including a covered cigarette box,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$475 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming early tobacco box or tea cannister
Unusual, large size
Lovely soft contours which enhances the reflection of light in the interior
Original condition including hinges
length 21cm., 8 1/4" depth 7.5cm., 3" height 11cm., 4 1/2".
The Dutch were the main importers of tobacco in the 18th century and manufactured tobacco boxes to sell with...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour, floral motifs around edges, and a central scene of a bird surrounded by fruit, white ...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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...
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19th Century English George IV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Oak
Cigarette dice dispenser by Legros Marius for Dunhill Paris 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Our Beautiful and limited Jeweler-made Cigarette Dispenser hallmarked by the silversmith Legros Marius for Dunhill that resembles a stacked pair of dice with playing cards on top.
Discover the allure of a vintage pre-War Dunhill dice...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
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...
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19th Century English Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
Pressed Wood Snuff Box, 19th Century "Fete Flamande"
Located in Spencertown, NY
Dancing scene with violinist and dancing couple.
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Napoleon Linder 1890 Paris Hinged Vesta Matches Box in Niello and .900 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Vesta matches box designed by Napoleon Linder.
Very rare hinged box, created in Paris France at the silversmith atelier of Napoleon Linder. This is a vesta matches box crafted in ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$367 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Asian Silver Betel Nut Box in Foo Lion Form Southeast Asia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Asian Silver Betel Nut Box in Foo Lion Form, Southeast Asia, 19th–20th Century
A finely crafted antique South Asian silver betel nut box, ...
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Early 20th Century Thai Anglo Raj Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Cartier American Art Deco Sterling Silver & 14k Gold Cigarette Case
By Cartier, James E. Blake Co.
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco sterling silver and 14k gold cigarette case, ca 1920. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular and hinged with push tab. ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian enamelled snuff box.
Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted in an octagonal shape with neoclassical and renaissance Revival motifs in solid .8...
Category
1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$626 Sale Price
30% Off
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927
A very rare good looking a...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Pair of Sceaux Faux Porphyry Tobacco Jars, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of jars with covers with old repairs and chips.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Faience
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Victorian Period Hanau Continental Silver (.800) Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
By Hanau
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, Continental Silver (.800) snuff/trinkets box, having a hinged lid, Hanau, Germany, Ca. 1895. Box is decorated with Neoclassical figures. Box measures 3 1/4 inches ...
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1890s German Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aldo Tura, Pipe Shaped Parchment Tobacco Box, Macabo Italy 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Pipe shaped parchment and brass tobacco box designed by Aldo Tura
Macabo Italy 1950s
The box has two compartments, one for storing tobacco and anoth...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intriguing Chinese zhadou is intricately carved of fine cinnabar lacquer. A work of exceptional artistry, this covered bowl is adorned with an intricately carved floral motif on all surfaces, including the cover and the wide rim. Also known as a cuspidor or spittoon, this rare container would have been used by members of the imperial family and scholar- officials at the court. Carved during the Kangxi period (1662-1722), this charming piece exhibits the high detail and charm associated with items from that period, making it a true treasure,
Early 18th century (Kangxi dynasty)
Measures: 6 ¼” wide x 3 ¼” high
Cinnabar has been revered for its color all over the world. It has been found in the royal burial chambers of the Mayas, in the rituals of India, and in the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome. In China, cinnabar and gold were the two most important elements in alchemy. Mined since the Neolithic Age, cinnabar is the ore of mercury, and as such, it can be incredibly toxic, especially when mining. In fact, during the Roman Empire, miners at Spain’s Almadén mine in Spain were frequently exposed to mercury fumes, and the subsequent, often fatal, sickness was considered an occupational hazard.
The most popular known use of cinnabar is in Chinese carved lacquer-ware, a technique that is believed to have originated in the Song Dynasty, in which cinnabar is ground to a powder and added to clear lacquer. As with mining, there was inherent danger of mercury poisoning for those who carved the lacquer, as mercury was also released into the air when artisans ground the pigments. Most antique cinnabar...
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18th Century Chinese Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain.
Having a porcelain mounted lid with wonderfully hand-...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Restauration Snuff Box with Micromosaic
Located in Paris, FR
Small rectangular Restauration snuff box crafted in gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an oval micromosaic representing St. Peter's Square in Rome. Micromosaic is set in a gold s...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Painted Porcelain Tobacco Box Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tobacco box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French porcelain and brass trinket box with flower decorations.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Sapphire and Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French gold cigarette case is a splendid specimen of early 20th century style and refinement. The 18-karat yellow gold accessory is surrounded by exquisite "pinstripe" white enameling with a line of channel-set blue sapphires running along the façade and thumb press.
Smoking accessories...
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Early 20th Century French Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Enamel
Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
$253 Sale Price
20% Off
19thC German 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, Hanau c1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring a hinged cover framed by chased foliate borders on a deep blue g...
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19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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...
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1750s English George II Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Vintage mahogany handcrafted cigar humidor
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage handcrafted cigar humidor. This humidor has beautiful brass handles on either side with a beautiful brass escutcheon at the front covering the keyhole. This box is ...
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Early 2000s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Qajar Period Persian Papier Machê Snuff Box Depicting Chovgan or Polo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Persian papier machê snuff box.
Consisting of a lacquered papier machê with decoration to the lid and all 4 sides.
The lid...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Islamic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Majolica Tobacco Jar Munich Child in Hofbrauhaus Keg, Germany 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for an antique figural tobacco jar featuring the Munich Child on a keg from Munich's famous Hofbrauhaus. The jar reads "Tabak" (german fo...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica
Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional micromosaic snuff box represents the heights of this ancient art form. Depicting four doves sitting atop a bronze dish, the inse...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$28,500
Fine Antique Georgian Papier Mache Snuff Box
Located in Newark, England
Featuring multiple Landscape Scenes
From our Collectables collection, we are delighted to introduce this Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Steel
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
19th Century English Tobacco Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A piece that bridges the line between function and quiet artistry, this 19th-century English tobacco jar carries the charm of something handmade, meant to be lived with. Its barrel f...
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19th Century English Folk Art Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Cigar Box , 1880 - 1920s
Located in Braintree, GB
An impressive Chinese export solid silver dragon box, crafted circa 1880–1920 from substantial heavy-gauge silver, 900 purity and intended for the Western market. The rectangular fo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
A Handmade Silver Scent Box or Match Case, Sweden, 1920's Decorative Silver Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful scent box or match case handmade crafted in Silver.
Marked
Sweden, 1920's
Art Deco Decorative Box
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
18th Century French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox, "Le Patre"
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox, "Le Patre"
French Walnut Wooden Snuffbox Titled "Le Patre"
Walnut wooden box with a scene of a landscape
Beautiful detailed cut scenery o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
English Porcelain Patch Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" Motto
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Forget Not Erin": A Coalport Porcelain Jewel
Golden Blooms and Patriotism: An Antique London-Decorated Patch Box
This spectacular antique English porcelain patch box, circa 1820, is...
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1820s English Regency Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique.
The fact that this particular box is an antique from the early 1900s adds to its value and collectability. Depending on the condition and other factors such as the brand or maker, it could be worth a significant amount of money to collectors of antique smoking...
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1910s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the unde...
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18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$719 Sale Price
40% Off
Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Swiss silver-gilt musical snuff box was crafted by the famed François Nicole. At first glance, the diminutive piece appears to simpl...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
$1,918 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned.
Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century.
The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Silver and niello tobacco box, Moscow, Russia 1879.
Located in Milan, IT
Silver and niello snuffbox. The tobacco box, made of 84 zolotnik silver (875/1000) is rectangular in shape with a soap bar body, with rounded corners and rounded profiles. The entire...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
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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