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Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Antique French Art Deco Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco 950 silver box, ca 1920. Round and flat. Concentric engine turned ornament with engraved flowers on top center and patera on bottom center. Gilt interior. Sweet and p...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
Located in Newark, England
Circa 1910
From our Chinese collection, we are pleased to offer this Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box. The snuff box of oval form having a hammered decoration to the exterior with a ...
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1910s Chinese Qing Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Komai Style Japanese Damascene Cigarillo, Cigar or Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique damascene styled tobacco case is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a Anglo-Japanese style. The case...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Japanese Inro Pill Boxes
Located in Munich, DE
These three antique handcrafted inro cases, are a wonderful collection of Japanese Sagemono (hanging object). These inro have several sections stacked ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Wood
Henrik Wigström 1908 Russia Saint Petersburg Enameled Snuff Box in 14kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
A snuff gold box designed by Henrik Wigström.
Beautiful neo classic snuff box, created in St, Petersburg Russia, at the workshop of Henrik Wigström, back in the 1908. This piece has been carefully crafted in the Russian imperial and Louis XVI styles, in solid yellow gold of 56 zolotnik (14kt) and embellished with applications of white enamel. Decorated around with garlands and intricates dotted patterns. Fitted with an invisible hinge and close perfectly well.
Weight: 36.65 Grams, (23.49 Dwt).
Measurements: 41 mm by 39 mm by 14 mm (1.61 x 1.53 x 0.55 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped on both parts with Russian marks; the kokoshnik post 1908 mark with the letter a for the city of Saint Petersburg, the maker's mark HW associated to Henrik Wigström inside an oval cartouche, scratched with his inventory numbers 86111 and the 56 zolotnik mark for the assay and warranty of the gold.
Other Hallmarks: Stamped in the outside border, with German importation marks; the German Crown mark, the retailer mark AT inside an oval and the 585 mark for the assay and warranty of the gold.
Henrik Immanuel Wigström born on 1862 and was a Finnish silver & goldsmith. He was one of the most important Fabergé workmasters along with Michael Perchin. Perchin was the head workmaster from 1886 until his death in 1903, when he was succeeded by his chief assistant Henrik Wigström. These two workmasters were responsible for almost all the imperial Easter eggs.
Henrik Wigström was born in Ekenäs, Finland, and was apprenticed to a local Danish born goldsmith named Peter Madsén, a successful manufacturer of silverware who was familiar with the jewellery trade in the city of St. Petersburg, as at one time he had had a workshop there. Once in Madsén's employment, his master's trade with Russia, as well as his numerous business contacts here, brought him to work in St. Petersburg. Goldsmith Werner Elfström employed Wigström as a apprentice on his arrival in the capital in 1875. Wigström became assistant in 1884, at the age of 22, to Perchin, whose shop at that time was already working exclusively for Fabergé.
Wigström became head workmaster at Fabergé after Perchin's death in 1903. The number of craftsmen in Wigström's workshop diminished drastically with the outbreak of World War I. By 1918, the Revolution forced the complete closing of the House of Fabergé. Aged 56, Wigström retreated almost empty-handed to his summer house, on Finnish territory, and died at Terijoki in 1923. His art is similar to Perchin's but tends to be in the Louis XVI, Empire, or neo-classical style. Nearly all the Fabergé hardstone animals...
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Early 1900s Russian Neoclassical Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Rare Important Chinese Erotic Nude Porcelain Snuff Bottle from NYC Collection!!
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is an Elaborately Decorated Spectacular Estate Hand Carved and Handpainted Painted Porcelain Chinese Erotic Snuff Bottle. Taken out of an Private S...
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20th Century Asian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Decorative Box for Cigarettes in olive wood brown color France circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Box in olive wood, Rectangular form. We have 3 compartments for 5 Cigarettes each, which makes it very original and rare. There are noon so far, the day I put this announcement on th...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
Figural Lady's Face Sterling Snuff Pill Box Case
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful figural hinged sterling silver snuff pill box; lid features a female in profile with flowing hair; interior marked: 925. A perfect heirloom gi...
Category
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Whimsical Limoges France Halloween Ghost With Ball & Chain Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Collectible and whimsical, limited edition Limoges porcelain Halloween motif miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France and features an adorable and very expressive...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver 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
Snuffbox basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance style, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli of a basket with flowers, in ...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...
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1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Burberry Leather Plaid Case or Wallet
By Burberry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Burberry cigarette case or wallet with flap closure.
Good condition vintage cigarette pack holder, great to use as a wallet or to store...
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Late 20th Century English British Colonial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Leather
Footed Lidded Jar by Svenskt Tenn in Pewter
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Art Deco pewter lidded box by Firma Svenskt Tenn. Features three ornate feet, a velvet lined interior, and Art Deco style lid.
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
German Hanau Rococo Silver Casket Snuffbox
By Hanau
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver casket, ca 1900. Rectangular with straight sides and sharp corners. Cover hinged with curved top. Chased scenes of frolicking cherubs in nature. Hanau marks....
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Gab Bronze Decorative Box With Wood Insert
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A bronze hinged lid box by GAB, Guldsmedsaktiebolaget. Wonderful patina with the bronze showing a greenish effect throughout. Great Art Deco styling. Could be used as a jewelry or pe...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Roger Capron 1 of 5 Tobacco jars France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Roger Capron 1 of 5 Tobacco jars, France - 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18K Gold, Silver & Ruby Compact, Paris c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18 Carat gold, solid silver-gilt and ruby set compact, of square form, set with a gold and ruby push-button, both sides are engine turned and set with r...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring large glass eyes and a leather col...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th Century English Solid Silver Cigar Case, Birmingham c.1904
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century English solid silver cigar case. The case has rounded corners along with four inner compartments to hold cigars, with a richly gilt interior. Hallmarked En...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Cigarette Dispenser Burlwood Box
By Davidoff 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Cigarette Box Burlwood Sterling on Glass
9 w x 6.5 d x 2.75 h closed 7 h open
Original preowned vintage unrestored.
See all images for co...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Modern Cobalt Murano Glass & Brass Table Lighter W/ Copper Striker
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage circa 1960 mid century modern cobalt murano glass & brass lighter w/ Copper Striker.
Made in Italy
4 1/2" tall and 3" wide
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Greek Civil War Pure Silver Cloisonne Case Engraved Athens Army Day 1946
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Greek pure silver & cloisonne case, circa 1910.
Despite this case dating circa 1910 it has a later engraved legend to the base "Greek Army Day Athens, 15th May 1946", from...
Category
1910s Greek Edwardian Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Dominick & Haff / Bailey, Banks & Biddle Sterling Silver Oval Repousse Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Dominick & Haff for Bailey, Banks & Biddle sterling silver oval snuff box in repousse pattern, beautifully adorned with floral motifs. It measures 3 3/8'' by 2 1/2'' by 1 5/8'' in he...
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Early 20th Century American Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s Japanese Carved Wood Music Box Cigarette Dispenser w/ Dog
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage wind-up music box dog cigarette dispenser is a charming and nostalgic item from the past. Features a whimsical design, in this case, a dog, and is equipped with a mechanism...
Category
1950s Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Silverplated Pill Snuff Box Floral ECHINACEA Pattern Jugendstil
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Art Nouveau Silverplated Pill Box Floral ECHINACEA Pattern Jugendstil
Origin: probably France
Marks: unmarked
Diameter: ca. 4,7 cm / 1.85"
Height: ca. 2,...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
1930s Arrow "Naughty Hula Girl" Swirled Bakelite Table Striker Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage table lighter by the company ARROW is an exceedingly rare find: a tastefully nude Hula Girl model crafted from chromed metal, featuring a Bakelite base. Within the base ...
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1910s Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Chrome
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,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuff Box White with noble coat of arms Baroque style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box noble coat of arms is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box noble coat of arms has White fired enamels on guilloché and handpainted miniature of arabesques with noble coat...
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1990s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides and erotic miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides has fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the ...
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1970s Italian Romantic Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Plate, Gold, Sterling Silver
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver 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, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Antique Russian Neoclassical Gold and Agate Snuff Box Circa 1820s
Located in New York, US
Our wonderful snuff box features a finely carved agate relief depicting Bacchus and Cupid, scrolling foliate motifs and roundels against a matte ground, and cover with blue enamel bo...
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Revival Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
A whimsical antique Black Forest hand carved wood figural tobacco humidor box.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A whimsical antique Black Forest hand carved wood figural tobacco humidor box. Modeled as a dog with removable head and glass inset eyes.
Category
20th Century German Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Polkadot Brass Trinket Cigarette Jewelry Box Red Deco Aubock Werkstatte Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stamped into coin shaped feet, 273 and Made in Austria.
Measures W 4 x D 3 x H 1.5 in.
Category
1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage HERMES Cornucopia Metal and Leather Cigarette Box
By Hermès
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a handsome and classic 1950s vintage Hermès cigarette box. Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) deco...
Category
1950s French Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Dunhill Cork and Leather Tobacco Jar
By Dunhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome cork and leather tobacco jar from London. Beautiful patina to the cork and leather. Jar can be used as a tobacco, weed, or stash jar. Cork is a clas...
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1950s English Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Leather, Cork
Pot à tabac Roger Capron décor "soleils" en céramique Française Vallauris 1950
By Roger Capron
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Le pot de tabac est une tradition française qui remonte à plusieurs siècles. Utilisé pour conserver le tabac et faciliter son utilisation, le pot de tabac est devenu un objet embléma...
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1950s European French Provincial Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling.
Snuff Box Silver has black fired enamels on guilloché.
Snuff Box Silver has a lid with geometric design ...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Hermès Smoking Set
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Classic vintage Hermès cigarette box.
Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver and Enamel Art Deco "Naughty" Cigarette Case. Dated 1928
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered for sale is a risque Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, often referred to as a "naughty" because of it's bawdy subject matter; that being; of ...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco "Risque" Cigarette Case of British Origin. Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Art Deco "naughty" sterling silver novelty item; a cigarette case depicting a reclining nude woman on a bed in suggestive pose; hand painted enamel on oval raised plaque; with bright...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Silver and Enamel "Risque" Cigarette Case. Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is an Art Deco silver and hand painted enamel cigarette case; often referenced in "sin" and other tobacco collectible circles as a "naughty" themed accessory. While it could ...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box portrait Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna Romanova Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling.
Snuff Box Silver has fired enamelled handmade portrait of Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna Romanova by the painter Beatrice Mellana.
Snuff Box Si...
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1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911 Joseph Gloster Ltd
Located in Toronto, Ontario
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside borde...
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1910s English Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant Russian enamel cigarette case is crafted of gilt silver and decorated with a bright floral design of cloisonné enamel. A tur...
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20th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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
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Early 1900s French Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Terracotta
A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A very fine silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, by C. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many...
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1920s Swiss Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Round Tobacco Box Art Decò Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Tobacco Box Art Deco Italian Design 1930 Solid Brass
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti, Set di due scatole da fumo
Located in Firenze, IT
Piero Fornasetti, Set di due scatole da fumo
Scatole in metallo smaltato e legno disegnate da Piero Fornasetti
Anni 50
Il set è composto da una scatola porta sigari e una scatola ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
A rare survivor from the 1st world war in the form of a hand carved Kashmiri cigar box. Covered in ornate relief flora...
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Early 1900s Indian Late Victorian Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Swiss Black Forest Novelty Anvil Tobacco Jar Smokers Compendium
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
With Secret Compartments & Locks Cigar Cutter & Vesta Case
From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to offer this very rare and unusual Swiss Black Forest carving of a tob...
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Early 1900s Swiss Jugendstil Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
1950s Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Goatskin and Brass Pipe Shaped Tobacco Box
By Aldo Tura
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Goatskin and Brass tobacco box designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Macabo in the Fifties, it's in lovely vintage condition with brass in original patina. This exquisite tobac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box,
German
circa 1900
Going-barrel movement
Setting the birds free...
When wound and the sta...
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Early 1900s Antique Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Asprey London Solid Sterling Silver Cigarette Box Owned By The Mayor of London
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Sterling Silver Hallmarked Engine Turned Cigarette Presentation Box With A Textured Border, by Asprey & Co London.
Within an original Asprey & Co fitted case.
Weight of silver 475g...
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20th Century British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Unique Limoges France Hand Painted Pink Sea Shell Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Collectible and very unique, Limoges porcelain miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France. It features a beautifully hand painted pink and orange sea shell with bla...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Match Box Holder 637B
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage Georg Jensen sterling silver smoker’s companion in the Art Deco style, design #637B by Harald Nielsen from circa 1931.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silver
St...
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20th Century Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acanthus Match Box Holder 68C
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Match Box Holder in the Acanthus pattern, design #68c by Johan Rohde from 1917.
Additional information:
Material: S...
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20th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Snuffboxes and Tobacco Boxes
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. Today antique snuffboxes and tobacco boxes — as well as other vintage tobacco accessories — are collectibles and charming pieces of decor for any display case or to elevate your bookshelves.
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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