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Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional micromosaic snuff box represents the heights of this ancient art form. Depicting four doves sitting atop a bronze dish, the inse...
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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Micromosaic Snuff Box
$28,500
H 1 in W 3.13 in D 2.25 in
Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of this burlwood and tortoiseshell container, this high...
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Antique 19th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Tortoise Shell, Glass

Erotic Snuff Box
$7,850
H 0.88 in Dm 3.63 in
Burlwood Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
There is much more to this exquisite Georgian snuffbox than meets the eye. Beautifully crafted of striking burlwood, this unassuming box features a lining of precious tortoiseshell and a false bottom, which, when gently unscrewed, reveals a miniature erotic painting of exceptional detail. Erotic antiques...
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Antique 19th Century English Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Tortoise Shell, Burl

Burlwood Erotic Snuff Box
$7,850
H 1 in Dm 3.88 in
German Porcelain Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain snuff box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Hand painted classical tableau celebrating the e...
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Antique 18th Century German Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Porcelain

German Porcelain Snuff Box
$12,500
H 1.63 in W 3.38 in D 2.57 in
A Primitive Snuff Box, Scandinavia 1847
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A Primitive Snuff Box dated 1847 and signed T.O. from Norway, Scandinaiva. Wear due to age and use showing wonderful patina. Ø: 5 cm H: 9 cm
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Antique 19th Century Norwegian Romantic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Wood

French Snuff Box, circa 1800
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Scarlet tole French snuff box, circa 1800, navette form - silver trimmed. 3.5" w, 1" h, 1.75" d Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been...
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Antique 18th Century French Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Tin

French Snuff Box, circa 1800
$100 Sale Price
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H 1 in W 3.5 in D 1.75 in
French Chinoiserie Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A marvelously carved chinoiserie motif adorns the lid of this incredible 19th-century French tabatière or snuff box. The charming scene is intricately crafted in the form of a boating figure who holds aloft an umbrella formed of yellow gold, while the box itself is crafted from attractive brown hardstone mounted with stunning yellow gold "waves." Enchanting and beautifully executed, the rare snuff box is an incredible example of the creative artistry of these delightful boxes, as well as the highly popular chinoiserie style. Inhaling snuff, or snuffing, as it is also called, was a popular social ritual among the European elite from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Over these 300 years, master artisans created and designed elegant snuff boxes using...
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Stone, Gold

French Chinoiserie Hardstone Snuff Box
$16,850
H 2 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
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...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold, Enamel

Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
$14,500
H 0.88 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket. Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Gold

Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
$34,500
H 0.88 in W 3.25 in D 2 in
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...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Glass

Italian Gold-Mounted Micromosaic Snuff Box
$13,000
H 1.25 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in

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