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Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni

Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, 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...

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1980s Italian Empire Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats.. Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape has translucent fired enamel on guilloche and min...

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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Faux Tortoiseshell Veneered Etui for Wax and Sealing Sticks, English c.1830–1860
Faux Tortoiseshell Veneered Etui for Wax and Sealing Sticks, English c.1830–1860

Faux Tortoiseshell Veneered Etui for Wax and Sealing Sticks, English c.1830–1860

Located in Atlanta, GA

A refined mid-19th century personal writing accessory, the rectangular case sheathed in richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, its surface presenting a deep marbled pattern of honey an...

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Mid-19th Century English British Colonial Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Shell, Velvet

Maranao Silver Inlaid Betel Box, c. 1900
Maranao Silver Inlaid Betel Box, c. 1900

Maranao Silver Inlaid Betel Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Decorated with silver inlay 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 Mindan...

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Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Silver

Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s
Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s

Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

A refined early piece from the Carl Auböck workshop, dating to the 1930s. This chrome-plated box features clean, modernist lines contrasted by a hand-stitched leather lid — a hallmar...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Chrome

Antique 19th century English Boxer or Bull Dog Ceramic Tobacco Jar or Box
Antique 19th century English Boxer or Bull Dog Ceramic Tobacco Jar or Box

Antique 19th century English Boxer or Bull Dog Ceramic Tobacco Jar or Box

Located in Litchfield, CT

A wonderful and finely detailed 19th c. jar or box in the form of a dog's head. Probably used as a humidor for tobacco. Exceptional patina and great condition. Measures 9" from front...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Solid Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Geneva c.1830
Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Solid Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Geneva c.1830

Antique 19th Century Swiss 18K Solid Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Geneva c.1830

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Swiss 18k gold and enamel snuff box made for the Ottoman market, oval with scalloped edges, the lid painted with a bouquet of roses and peonies and other flowers...

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20th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Vintage Cigarette Dispenser Burlwood Box
Vintage Cigarette Dispenser Burlwood Box

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

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Sterling Silver

Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni
Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni

Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...

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1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box

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.

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19th Century African Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage mahogany handcrafted cigar humidor
Vintage mahogany handcrafted cigar humidor

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

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Mahogany

Chinese Export Silver Cigar Box by Hung Chong & Co.
Chinese Export Silver Cigar Box by Hung Chong & Co.

Chinese Export Silver Cigar Box by Hung Chong & Co.

By Hung Chong & Co.

Located in Savannah, GA

Sterling silver cigar box marked Hung Chong (or Cheong) & Co., silversmiths & retailers, Canton, China, circa 1860-1930. Classic intertwined ...

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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle
Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Kitchen box, Pot in Majolica. Vegetal Decor pattern. Green color. It has been made in France circa 19th century.

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19th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Snuff Box with Intarsia
19th Century Snuff Box with Intarsia

19th Century Snuff Box with Intarsia

Located in Delft, NL

A 19th century snuff box with intarsia A horn snuff box with a diamond-shaped embedded smaller diamond-shaped surfaces on the box in relief. The box has been a utensil and is in goo...

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19th Century French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Horn

Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France  circa 1950
Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France  circa 1950

Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France circa 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Box in olive wood, free-form. With a lid that turns and can be removed from the base of the box. The shape of this box is free and sinuous, which makes it very original and rare. The...

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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood, Olive

Pill Box Rectangular Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni
Pill Box Rectangular Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni

Pill Box Rectangular Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni

By Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

This is a rectangular, gold-plated sterling silver pill box, exquisitely decorated with translucent enamels over a guilloché (engine-turned) pattern and featuring a hand-painted flor...

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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Set of Austrian Tobacco Jar and Cigar box
Set of Austrian Tobacco Jar and Cigar box

Set of Austrian Tobacco Jar and Cigar box

Located in Vienna, AT

A set of beautiful tobacco boxes made in Austria. Made i.n the Art Nouveau/Art Deco period. The measurements are: Depth: 14.5 cm - Width: 21 cm - Height: 6.5 cm Depth: 12.5 cm - ...

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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Stone

Snuff Box round   in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuff Box round   in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Snuff Box round in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature, surrounded by a frame with leaves on a blue bac...

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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century French Papier Maché Snuff Box with Landscape and Figures Painting
19th Century French Papier Maché Snuff Box with Landscape and Figures Painting

19th Century French Papier Maché Snuff Box with Landscape and Figures Painting

Located in Milano, MI

French Painted Papier Maché Snuffbox 1800s. Snuff box of circular shape with fine painting on the lid depicting a mountain landscape with figures and herds crossing a river, a dove f...

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Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Other

Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings No.2
Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings No.2

Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings No.2

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings This is an antique English octagonal chest, crafted from mahogany and adorned with brass f...

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19th Century Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Tabacco Pot, in Wood and Brass, Brown Color, French, 1970
Tabacco Pot, in Wood and Brass, Brown Color, French, 1970

Tabacco Pot, in Wood and Brass, Brown Color, French, 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Tabacco box in wood. With brass. Leaf Decor pattern. Brown color. It has been made in France Circa 1970.

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1970s French French Provincial Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Silver Vinaigrette by Canton Retailer Cutshing
Chinese Export Silver Vinaigrette by Canton Retailer Cutshing

Chinese Export Silver Vinaigrette by Canton Retailer Cutshing

By Cutshing

Located in New York, NY

Chinese export silver vinaigrette. Rectangular with hinged cover. Scenes of indigenous life in low relief. Interior gilt with hinged grill; engraved presentation on cover: “E. E. W. ...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Pill Box Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni
Pill Box Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni

Pill Box Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Floral Miniature by Romano Buccioni for Salimbeni, Florence, 1980 Charming shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold pla...

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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century
German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century

By Stobwasser

Located in Delft, NL

German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century A German 19th Century snuff box made of Papier-Mâché with a painted scene on the lid The size is 11 cm diagonal and 2 cm high.      

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19th Century German Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Paper

Mid-Century European Ceramic Tobacco Jar with Pipe and Nautical Motifs
Mid-Century European Ceramic Tobacco Jar with Pipe and Nautical Motifs

Mid-Century European Ceramic Tobacco Jar with Pipe and Nautical Motifs

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

A rare and highly decorative 20th century ceramic tobacco jar, likely of European origin. This finely crafted piece features intricate black transfer designs of assorted pipes, inclu...

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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Ceramic

Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene
Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene

Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene

Located in Bilzen, BE

"Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, 18th Century, Architectural Scene " 18th-Century French Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, Religious Architectural Scene Ori...

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Cigarette Box Red Polkadot Art Deco Werkstatte Argentor Vienna Austria
Vintage Cigarette Box Red Polkadot Art Deco Werkstatte Argentor Vienna Austria

Vintage Cigarette Box Red Polkadot Art Deco Werkstatte Argentor Vienna Austria

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Bauhaus

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Stamped into coin shaped feet, 273 and, Made in Austria. Chips to paint, tarnish to brass, oxidation to lid surface. Functioning properly. W 4 x D 3 x H 1.5 in.

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1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone. On the lid, a very fine fire-enamell...

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1980s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency
Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency

Antique Commemorative Tobacco Keeper, English, Lead, Decor, Snuff Box, Regency

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique commemorative tobacco keeper. An English, lead decorative snuff box with tamper, dating to the Regency period, circa 1810. Commemorative keeper crafted at the b...

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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Lead

Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems

Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems

Located in London, GB

A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems Circa 1890, Going-barrel movement, Motor-view light anomaly... When wound and start/...

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1890s French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Chinese lacquer Tobacco box with 24 carat pure gold decorations 1940s
Chinese lacquer Tobacco box with 24 carat pure gold decorations 1940s

Chinese lacquer Tobacco box with 24 carat pure gold decorations 1940s

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Chinese lacquer tobacco box with 24 carat pure gold decorations

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1940s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate

Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike

Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top revealing the match caddy and strike on the lid, resting on a rope edge oval base....

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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Pressed Wood Snuff Box Depicting the Battle in Paris of 30th March 1814
Pressed Wood Snuff Box Depicting the Battle in Paris of 30th March 1814

Pressed Wood Snuff Box Depicting the Battle in Paris of 30th March 1814

Located in Bilzen, BE

Combat of March 30, 1814. On the heights of Saint Chaumont where an Artillery post served by students of the École Polytechnique fought fiercely and was saved from death by General S...

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1810s French Empire Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood

Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En
Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En

Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Smooth silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style
Smooth silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style

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...

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19th Century European Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)
Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)

Porcelain Box with Irish References, ""Forget Not Erin" (Forget Not Ireland)

By Coalport Porcelain

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, i...

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1820s English Regency Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Porcelain

18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780

18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780

By Bilston Battersea

Located in Basildon, GB

18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden. 35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...

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18th Century English Rococo Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century

Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century Antique carved horn snuff box featuring a detailed deer hunting scene in relief, wit...

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Early 19th Century German Other Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Antler

1950s Staved Teak Humidor by ESA Denmark
1950s Staved Teak Humidor by ESA Denmark

1950s Staved Teak Humidor by ESA Denmark

By ESA

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1950s ESA High quality tobacco humidor made of staved teak wood. It provides a sufficiently humid microclimate. Aesthetically pleasing design with a spring-loaded screw lid. Ideal...

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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Teak

Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid
Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid

Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 53.32 grams. Dimensions: 8.3cm x 4.5cm. Content: 833/1000. Assay M...

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20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970
Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970

Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Mahogany wood tobacco box with golden and blue brass lid, 1970.

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Two snuff boxes, Dutch, Late 18th Early 19th Century
Two snuff boxes, Dutch, Late 18th Early 19th Century

Two snuff boxes, Dutch, Late 18th Early 19th Century

Located in Toronto, CA

Two wonderful antique, figural snuff boxes in the form of heeled boots. Dutch, most probably from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The f...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood, Antler

c. 1910 English Edwardian Period Smoker's Cabinet
c. 1910 English Edwardian Period Smoker's Cabinet

c. 1910 English Edwardian Period Smoker's Cabinet

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

English Edwardian period circa 1910 table-top smoker's cabinet. In fine overall condition. Oak with bevelled glass door panels. Fitted for four pipes, a tobacco jar, and two drawers ...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Oak

Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni
Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni

Snuff Box fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, 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. ...

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1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Midcentury Leather and Porcelain Ceramic Tobacco Pot with Gold Finishes, 1950s
Midcentury Leather and Porcelain Ceramic Tobacco Pot with Gold Finishes, 1950s

Midcentury Leather and Porcelain Ceramic Tobacco Pot with Gold Finishes, 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

Fantastic midcentury leather and porcelain ceramic tobacco pot with gold finishes. This amazing piece was produced in United Kingdom during the 1950s. T...

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, 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...

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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design
19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design

19th Century Squared Spinach Jade Snuff Bottle with Unique Design

Located in Lomita, CA

This spinach jade snuff bottle has a geometric appearance with its squared silhouette and ledge that is ergonomically designed to accommodate a finger or a thumb while using the bott...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Jade

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.