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Material: Shell
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
English Snuff Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Glimmering with iridescent mother-of-pearl inlay, this English papier-mâché snuff box dates to the late 19th century. Black lacquer envelopes the papier-mâché case to form a durable ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Moorish Style Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style cigarette music box inlaid with mother of pearl and ebony. Handcrafted using very fine Moorish micro mosaic inlaid geometric ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Birch, Rosewood
Mother-Of-Pearl And Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming snuff box is crafted of beautifully lustrous mother-of-pearl inlay and gold. Diminutive works of intricate artistry, snuff boxes were once considered the height of fash...
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19th Century French Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Mother-of-pearl Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted etched mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1803. The iridescent mother-of-pearl lid...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Conus Seashell Box, Sterling Mounts, Hallmarked, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Conus seashell box with sterling silver mounts - side hinge - unidentified hallmarks to the interior (.925 silver) - Italy (Florence - likely) - m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Georgian Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
By Louis Robin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XV-period gold-mounted snuff box features lustrous panels of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The whimsical box takes the form of a barrel and features hinged lids on both ends. Di...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Scottish Silver Mounted Tiger Cowary Shell Snuff Box, 1817
Located in valatie, NY
Scottish silver mounted tiger cowary shell snuff box, 1817. The hinged lid is inscribed with "W. Legget Stock Bridge 1817," surrounded a laurel wreath,...
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Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Shell Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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Located in VALENZA, IT
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W H Manton Ltd Art Deco Style 1965 Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver cigarette box has a plain rectangular form onto four bracket style feet.
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Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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