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Place of Origin: European
Silver Cased Military Interest Presentation Snuff Box 1847
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare antique silver snuffbox reading 'PRESENTED TO St. Mr. P CAMPION, 1st Bn 19th Foot, by His, BROTHER SERJEANTS, As A Mark of Their, Sincere Regard.' in its original shaped fitted case and made by Cronin & Wheeler, Birmingham in 1847. The snuff box, probably unused, is simply stunning the cartouche shaped body engraved with rococo 'C' scrolls, engine turning and floral sprays with a hinged cover and richly gilded interior. The box has clear and crisp silver assay and makers marks to the cover and base and has date marks for 1847.
Provenance: The property of a gentleman.
Sergeant Major Patrick Campion was enlisted with the 19th Foot in 1838 and served in Malta, the Ionian Islands, the West Indies, Canada, the Crimea and India amongst other postings. He received a DCM at the Battle of Alma ‘for his gallant rescue, in company with a couple of his comrades, of a wounded officer of his own company, who was lying in front of the Russian line’s.’ and despite being injured in this act, he recovered and would see action at Inkerman, Redan and the siege of Sevastopol.
Wear to the leather covered fitted case...
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1840s Early Victorian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Tobacco Jar Manuel Mafra
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Austin, TX
Large Portuguese Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Manuel Mafra.
This tobacco jar is decorated in high relief of a frog, large butterflies, bugs, shells, a snake, a crocodile, on the lid a large shell with a lizard on the top, a butterfly and a bug.
Very rich decoration all-over the pot.
Reference / Page 38 " Portuguese Palissy Ware...
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1890s Rustic Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Eichwald Majolica Tobacco Jar with Roosters Pecking the Ground, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Eichwald majolica humidor tobacco jar from the late 19th century, with petite roosters pecking the ground. Created in Austria during the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Aesthetic Movement Oak Pipe Rack with a Japanese Style Brass Fretwork Backplate
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Aesthetic Movement. An oak pipe rack with a Japanese-style brass fretwork backplate, and a tobacco draw with brass handle.
Category
1870s Aesthetic Movement Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Gold And Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century English snuff box is composed of a beautiful dark hardstone body encased in gold casework mounts. The box opens with a hinged lid, allowing snuff stored inside to b...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Brass Tobacco Jar with Hand Painted Blue Delft Lid
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small container for cigarettes or tobacco. Its made from Solid patinated brass and its screw-of lid is decorated with a small hand-painted porcelain pl...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
$235 Sale Price
20% Off
Light bronze box - Swedish, Art Deco
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Art-deco light bronze cigarette/decorative lidded box.
Stamped: ''Swedish light bronze''
Contact us for any questions!
Category
1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Snuffbox with miniature of Venice, English Queen Anne style, 925 silver Salimben
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with translucent fired enamel on hand engraving similar to wood grain. On t...
Category
1980s Queen Anne Vintage European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Victor Emanuel Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Victor Emanuel pill box. Antique blue enameled silver pill box with the crowned initials of King Victor Emanuel and House of Savoy rope emblem, stamped Masenza Rome. ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Other
Turned Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th Century turned Lignum Vitae tobacco jar, the stepped lid with acorn finial, over cylindrical ring turned body, the whole with good rich color and striking contrast wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Snuff Tin, English Gilt Metal, Lidded Box, Relief Decor, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique snuff tin. An English, gilt metal lidded box with relief decor, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Fascinating decorati...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A superbly crafted circular gilt bronze box of exceptional quality, featuring a rich turquoise-blue guilloché enamel top centered with an oval medallion bearing a finely hand-painted...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in...
Category
18th Century George III Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Bearded Man
By Stobwasser
Located in Delft, NL
Papier-Mâché snuffbox,
A snuff box painted with a portrait of a bearded man with a turban, possibly after a painting by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich...
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
Majolica Tobacco Box Pot Jar by Johann Maresch, Austria, circa 1900
By Johann Maresch
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for one of our rare Majolica items, an exceptional tobacco box pot or jar out of the sack series by Johann Maresch from the beginning of the 20th century. The beautiful...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica
$306 Sale Price
55% Off
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Lead
20th Century French Import Solid Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century European solid silver cigarette case. The front features a flying bird amidst foliage, while the reverse displays a simple foliage pattern. The design highlights...
Category
20th Century Other European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Table Snuff Box, 18th Century
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
With a pink ground and white enamel latticework decoration thro...
Category
18th Century George III Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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.
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$254 Sale Price
20% Off
Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box, Pot in Majolica. Characters Decor pattern. Brown and blue color.
It has been made in Germany circa 19th century.
Signed Western Germany.
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$254 Sale Price
20% Off
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Smoking Man
By Stobwasser
Located in Delft, NL
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, painted with a portrait of a smoking man
A snuff box painted with a portrait of a smoking man with a glass of wine on the background, possibly after a paint...
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Georgian English Bilston Battersea enameled snuff or patch box, the motto reads, “In Memory of a Friend.” An example of Memento Mori, which translates from the Latin,...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Copper
Cartier Gold and Sapphire Card Case
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Formed entirely of 18K yellow gold polished to a high shine, this sleek case was created by the one and only Cartier. The exterior features a finel...
Category
20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
18th Century Walnut Wooden Snuffbox
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French walnut wooden snuffbox
French walnut wooden snuffbox
Beautiful detailed cut scenery, celebrating people
The text will be probably "rejouissance mamand" (festiv...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
A Gold Mounted Moss Agate Snuff Box
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mottled brown agate with translucence when held to light. The cover with a gold rope twist edge above hinged clasp with wreath and berry design above a cushion base
Category
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
French Majolica Hound Medor Tobacco Jar Saint Clement
By Saint-Clément
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica hound Medor tobacco jar Saint Clement, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$544 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Papier-mâché Small Snuff Box
Located in Delft, NL
18th century papier-mâché small snuff box
A black lacquered papier-mâché snuff box with a silver inlaid encircled zig zag motif around a medallion with a scene of the Last Supper painted with Jesus and the 12 apostles...
Category
18th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Majolica Parrot Tobacco Jar Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar with a parrot Onnaing, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Provincial Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Majolica
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Micromosaic Snuff Box with View of St. Peter's
Located in New York, NY
Antique silver mounted hardstone snuff box with micromosaic view of St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome. Italy, early 19th century.
Dimension: 2.4" W x 1.2" D x .75" H.
Category
19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Stone
Antique George IV Sterling Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box
By John Linnit
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver gilt table snuff box; an addition to our antique box collection.
This...
Category
1820s Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Military Presentation Snuff or Tobacco Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique snuff or tobacco box is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and originates from England and dates to 1820 and done in the period Georgian style....
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Antique Tobacco Tin, English, Copper, Silver Plate, Lidded Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique tobacco tin. An English, copper and silver plate lidded box, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Pleasingly time ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuff Box Octagonal English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with borders in the English Queen Anne style and sides with translucent fired enamels on ...
Category
1980s Queen Anne Vintage European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Edwardian Sterling Silver Tobacco Box by William M Hayes
By William Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form.
The underside of this box has a subtly concave form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The surface of this antique silver tobacco box is plain and unembellished.
This silver tobacco tin or box retains the original sprung flush hinged hallmarked subtly convex cover, which opens by applying gentle pressure to each side.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
This antique Edwardian piece is an exceptional example for its type.
Condition
This antique tobacco box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The box has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. Full hallmarks and part hallmarks struck to the interior of the box are all very clear.
Dimensions
Diameter 8.7cm/3.4"
Height 2.4cm/0.9"
Weight
3 troy ounces/92.7g
Maker: William M Hayes...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Austrian Majolica Tablescape Smoker Set
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Austrian Majolica smoking set match striker harvest theme with a willow baskets, fruits and pitcher.
Category
1880s Rustic Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Cigarette Box, Walnut Wood and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s.
Very good quality, constructed of walnut wood and leather.
Beautiful natural materia...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$850 Sale Price
43% Off
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Snuff box Enamel Stripes and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled stripes and fine oval enameled miniature in center cm. 3 x 4 hand-painted by ...
Category
1970s Napoleon III Vintage European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Black Forest Carved Humidor in the Form of a Monkey Head Wearing a Cap & Collar
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Black Forest figural carved wood humidor in the form of a monkey's head with a hinged lid carved as a hat, around the neck is a ruffled collar above a circular base with carved detail.
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Nose Box
By (after) Salvador Dali, Halcyon Days
Located in Hanover, MA
Dali-esque gilt metal snuff box bejeweled with light blue rhinestones and shaped like a surrealist human nose and lips . Magnetic closure. Yellow enameled interior.
Amusing containe...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
$495
French Ceramic Jewelry Box Signed Lucien Brisdoux
By Lucien Brisdoux
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice quality mid-century French ceramic jewelry box or decorative lidded box.
This hand-crafted, hand-painted mid-century French box would look great on a small side table o...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Duke of Clarence Sterling Silver Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Duke of Clarence sterling silver snuff box. Antique ebonized wood and sterling silver box with the profile of the son of Queen Victoria. England, la...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian 9K Rose Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case
By Joseph Gloster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English 9-karat rose gold and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of smoking related silverware.
This exceptional antique Edwardian 9ct rose gold cigarette case has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
This antique case has a subtly curved form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The anterior cover is ornamented with an impressive enamel panel depicting four jockeys riding horses in a race, with stands full of spectators in the background.
The enamel panel is further embellished with the caption 'Cambridgeshire 1902'.
The posterior cover is embellished with contemporary engraved inscriptions in the form of a business card, denoting: the telegraphic address 'Shamefaced, London', the telephone details 'No 112 Avenue, 9890 Central', the name 'E Israel', the job position 'Turf Commission Agent', in addition to the address '16 Philpot Lane E.C.'.
The rounded sides of the cigarette case are plain and unembellished.
This hallmarked antique cigarette case...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
By KPM Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue undergl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$452 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique Silver Combination Match Vesta & Snuff Box Francis Clark Birmingham 1846
By Francis Clarke
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique sterling silver combination snuff & vesta case, by the silversmith Francis Clark (1799-1853), Birmingham, dated 1846.
An unusual combination snuff & silver vesta case,...
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Black Forest Carved Humidor
Located in High Point, NC
19th century black forest humidor hand-carved in the shape of a dog's head. His hat lifts to reveal storage for tobacco or cigars. The carving on this piece is wonderfully detailed a...
Category
19th Century Black Forest Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Mallard Duck Desk or Smoker Set in Paris Porcelain, 1960s
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Paris, France
A mallard duck desk or smoker set in Parisian porcelain, composed of an ashtray, a desk tray, a business card box and a tobacco jar dressed in cellar leather...
Category
Late 20th Century European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Leather, Porcelain
Italian Gold-Mounted Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian micro mosaic plaque mounted within snuff box, depicting white and brown hound seated on grass.
Circle of Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836).
R...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Fine Antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Snuff Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An excellent quality late 18th or early 19th century Battersea enamel snuff or patch box. The pink enamel background with white enamel lattice and a raised gold around the hand paint...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
French Hand-Crafted and Painted Ceramic Trinket or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful hand-crafted ceramic lidded trinket or jewelry box.
Mid-20th century, French.
Used as decorative item, this piece would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
Measures: 6 1/8...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$495 Sale Price
23% Off
French Empire Boxwood Tabatière with Erotic Enamel Plaque and Gilded Bronze Acce
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Empire tabatière, exquisitely crafted from boxwood.
The lid is adorned with an erotic enamel plaque, elegantly framed by a gilded bronze band, while the underside features a...
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Snuff Box, German, 800 Fine Silver, Hand Chased with a Smoking Pub Scene
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A very fine, very heavy .800 fine German silver Snuff Box with a hand chased or cast .800 fine silver lid (the entire box is hallmarked "800" with other maker's marks that were not i...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
By Thomas Johnson II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a tortoise.
The plain oval body of this Victorian vesta box is embellished with cast and applied components replicating the details of the tortoise's legs and head.
The anterior surface of this rare box features an applied oval serrated panel / match striker.
The hinged tortoiseshell cover opens to reveal the original gilt interior.
The underside of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'July 1883'.
Condition
This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. There are some blemishes and wear to the original gilding, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body are very clear.
Dimensions
length 8.4cm/3.3"
width 5.5cm/2.2"
height 3.2cm/1.3"
Weight
2.4 troy ounces/73.9g (including tortoiseshell cover)
Maker: Thomas Johnson II
Date: 1882
Origin: London, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1800s Snuff Box of Ram's Horn and Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
c.1800s snuff box, ram's horn with wood inset bottom. Base edge faults in the horn-top edge also. With a tag: "You God Father Eckhadt (?) snuff box" and description. 2 3/8" x 1 3/8 x...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique European Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
$85 Sale Price
41% Off
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