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English Tortoiseshell Box
English Tortoiseshell Box

English Tortoiseshell Box

Located in New York, NY

English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900. Dimensions: 3.5...

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Early 1900s English Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Vintage Italian Leather and Gilt Aluminum Cigarette Dispenser Box, Adnet Style
Vintage Italian Leather and Gilt Aluminum Cigarette Dispenser Box, Adnet Style

Vintage Italian Leather and Gilt Aluminum Cigarette Dispenser Box, Adnet Style

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Roma, IT

We are pleased to offer for sale a distinctive vintage smoking accessory that conceals, within a classic gold-toned aluminum box covered in brown leather, a clever and practical ciga...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century

Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century

Located in Knivsta, SE

A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century. Wear consistent with age and use.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Horn

Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls
Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls

Antique 19thC Collection Of Eight Rare Horn Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Mulls

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A rare and highly unusual collection of eight Scottish horn snuff mulls, assembled over many years by a dedicated enthusiast. Examples of this quality and variety are seldom encounte...

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Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Box With Attached Spoon By Andrew Wilkie c1838/39
Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Box With Attached Spoon By Andrew Wilkie c1838/39

Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Box With Attached Spoon By Andrew Wilkie c1838/39

Located in valatie, NY

Rare and Unusual Scottish Silver Mounted Snuff Box With Attached Spoon By Andrew Wilkie c1838/39. The initials on the silver mounts on the horn base match the initials on the attache...

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Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Hinged Box with Silver Decorations
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Hinged Box with Silver Decorations

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Hinged Box with Silver Decorations

Located in Marbella, ES

19th century English tortoiseshell hinged box with silver decorations.

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19th Century English Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box

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 Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box
Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box

Located in Kastrup, DK

A charming mahogany tobacco box in an architecturally intriguing form. The top of the lid is adorned with a small knob of bone. Great quality and craftsmanship. Empire. Denmark, ...

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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell
Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell

Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Large Georgian table or master snuff box of cushion form having tortoiseshell veneered front, back and end caps with green stained mulberry burl bottom and lid, the lid with a wood h...

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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Burl

Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box
Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box

Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box

By Gabriella Crespi

Located in New York, NY

Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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 Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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 Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Horn

Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes

Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice pair of horn of silver snuff or trinket boxes. One is hallmarked with English Sterling hallmarks the other I believe is silverplate. I cannot quite make out the date code but ...

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1910s British Vintage Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

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 Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Antler

Shepherd's box. Antler, wood, metal. Spain, 1788.
Shepherd's box. Antler, wood, metal. Spain, 1788.

Shepherd's box. Antler, wood, metal. Spain, 1788.

Located in Madrid, ES

Shepherd's box. Antler, wood, metal. Spain, 1788. It has faults. A flat-lidded box with a circular base, made of carved horn and decorated on the exterior with reliefs. The sides f...

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1780s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

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 Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood, Antler

Sterling Silver and Bone Box
Sterling Silver and Bone Box

Sterling Silver and Bone Box

Located in New York, NY

Sterling silver and bone box. Antique Continental dark bone/horn fitted case with sterling silver mounts and central oval for monogram; originally a t...

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Mid-19th Century European Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.
Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.

Shepherd's box or snuff box. Carved antler or horn. Spain, 1861.

Located in Madrid, ES

Pastoral box. Carved antler, wood, metal. Spanish school, 1861. Submit registrations. Oval box made of antler carved in its color, with wood on the lid to reinforce it, decorated o...

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1860s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Other

Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822
Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822

Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822

Located in Madrid, ES

Shepherd box. Carved horn. Spain, 1822. Rectangular box made of carved horn that has a date (1822) engraved on the lid and front, a legend (Soi de Manuel Zulueta year 1822) and an...

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1820s Neoclassical Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Other

George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box

George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box

Located in London, GB

An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...

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1760s English Antique Bone Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

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