Europe Snuff Boxes and Tobacco

Description: Two-tone silver snuffbox with traces of gold on the inside and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Middle East. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 99.14 grams. Dimensions: 10cmx7cm....

Small 19th Century Papier-Mâché Snuff Box – Gilt Lacquer Decoration, c.1830 A small early 19th-century rectangular snuff box in papier-mâché, with gently domed lid and rounded corne...

Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and relief on the opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 52.84 grams. Dimens...

Description: Silver snuff box with fluted reliefs along the edge and floral motifs engraved on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 92.38 grams...

Description: Silver snuff box with engraving on the lid, floral motifs and enameled decoration. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 78.17 grams. Dimensions: 7.5x...

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box, bands along the length and monogram plaque on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 51.55 gram...

Description: Rectangular nickel-plated silver snuff box with an illustration of a Gothic cathedral on the lid and a gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve....

Description: Silver snuff box with floral and bird motifs engraved on a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 42.62 grams. Dimensions: 7x3.8cm. C...

Description: Silver snuff box with raised plant motifs surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 80.68 grams. Dimensions: 9x3.5cm. Conte...

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 ...

Description: Silver snuff box with borders on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Boar's Head. Weight: 60.31 grams. Dimensions: 7x1cm. Conte...

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 44.68 grams. ...

A very early 19th century and fine engine turned silver gilt musical snuffbox. The case stamped F.M. and with early 19th century Swiss export marks and European import marks. Comb bar stamped C.Z bedplate C6. Serial number 147. The cylinder movement with three train weighted escape, 23 part sectional comb with all teeth in pairs, comb bar and fitting screws blued, engraved in script in bedplate verso- 'Jn. Pre. Desire, A Geneva, fecit, an 1813'. Playing a complex single air, in the small superbly engine tooled case...

Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dimensions cm. 5.5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 105. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1975 in Art Deco style and executed in numerous specimens, at the specific request of the firm Tiffany & Co., in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for sustaining numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real...

Round snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature pastoral image fired enamelled. 18th century French style. Diameter cm. 8 cm high. 1.8. Weight gr. 171. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1968 on inspiration from previous boxes also manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by talented artisan artists with a thick plate suitable for supporting numerous glazing firings at high heat at around 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...

Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Wright & Davies, this George V period, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, is rectangular in shape, and features engine turned decoration to the outsid...

Description: Cowrie shell snuff box with silver application in the shape of a flaming heart in relief, from the George II period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weigh...

This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670. Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith. The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogrammed card and opening application. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 115.49 grams. Dimensions: 7.8cmx4.8c...

Description: Silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 51.04 grams. Dimensions: ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927 A very rare good looking a...

Description: Silver tobacco box embossed with Asian motifs and wood-lined interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Asian. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 306.48 grams. Dimensions: 15cmx9cm. Content:...

Description: Gold and silver matchbox and snuffbox with hinged lid and blue cabochon on the clasp. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 193.38 grams. Dimensions: 9....

Description: Silver snuff box with Hebrew-style engravings and double safety chain. Metal: Silver. Origin: Hebrew. Brand: Cabeça de Carneiro. Weight: 245.36 grams. Dimensions: 9cmx13...

A fine and unusual silver plate and shagreen cigarette case. Shagreen was a popular but rare material used in the 19th century on certain fine pieces, such as clocks and cases. Its b...

Description: Snuff box in embossed silver. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 56.32 grams. Dimensions: 11.5x3cm. Content: 925/1000. Assay Mark: Yes, 1904 by D...

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with a countryside panorama in an engraved frame and fluted bottom. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 111.10 ...

This antique and elegant lacquered snuff box was handmade in The Netherlands. It is painted on both sides: there's the scene of the fire in Hamburg on the right so detailed to be as ...

Description: Nickel-plated silver snuff box with gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 73.01 grams. Dimensions: 7cm x 4cm. Content...

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram card, gold interior and reliefs on the lid for opening. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 73.72 grams. ...

Rare terracota tabacco boxe showing a head of an old Breton End of XIX century around 1900 France

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with fluting and wreaths engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 59.01 grams. Dimensions:...

Description: Two-tone gold snuff box with bows, garlands and a medallion in the center with floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Swedish. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 47.76 grams. Dimens...

19th century English long silver trinket box.

Description: Snuff box with bone and tortoiseshell lid covered in gold, with floral ornaments. Metal: Gold. Origin: English. Hallmark: Absent. Weight: 71.88 grams. Dimensions: 7x3.4c...

Description: Silver snuff box in Russian style with floral and scroll motifs, gilded interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Russian. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 63.56 grams. Dim...

Description: Snuff box in gilded silver with fluted reliefs at the top, monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 93.21 grams. Dime...

Description: Silver snuffbox with Belém Tower in relief on the octagonal lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 93.44 grams. Dimensions: 9.5x8cm. Content:...

Description: Silver toiletry box with mirror inside, tobacco container and utility chain. Metal: Silver. Origin: Switzerland. Brand: Walking Bear. Weight: 112.10 grams. Dimensions: 8...

This masterfully engineered and very complicated English ebony engine turned table snuff box dates to the mid 19th century. It has been hand machined from solid ebony with multiple ...

Description: Silver snuff box with floral and feather motifs, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Paris. Weight: 60.34 grams. Dimensions: 24.5x11cm. Content: 950/1000. ...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with engraved plant elements and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Austro-Hungarian. Brand: Pest. Weight: 53.40 grams. Dimensions: 7.3cm...

Description: Silver tobacco box with wood-lined interior, two compartments and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle ITítulo. Weight: 833.38 grams. Dime...

Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top.

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 68.31 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.9cm. Content: 916/1000. Assay ...

This very fine George III Pocket Nutmeg Grater was made in London in 1802 by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson. This example is of a large size for a pocket example and may well have b...

Description: Silver snuff box with plant engravings on the hinged lid and a gondola in the canals of Venice. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 62.15 grams. ...

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 34.64 grams. Dimensions: 6.5x3cm. Content: 950/1000. Assa...

Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with monogram card, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 42.33 grams. Dimensions: 6.2...

Description: Silver snuffbox with relief dog figure and interior with support for rolling papers and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 124....

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with s engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Absent. Weight: 52.48 grams. Dimensions: 7.4cmx1.6cm. Content:...

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with bands throughout, floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and rectangular shape. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve....

Description: Snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 81.38 grams. Dimensions: 7.8x4.5cm. Content: 833/1000....

Description: Plain silver snuffbox in British style, elliptical in shape and with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Chester. Weight: 68.45 grams. Dimensions: 8.3cm...

Description: Smooth silver snuffbox with wooden interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Florence. Weight: 253.22 grams. Dimensions: 16.5cmx11cm. Content: 925/...

Description: Plain silver snuffbox with flowers on the hinged lid in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 111.63 grams. Dimension...

Description: Silver snuffbox in Art Nouveau style with a horse figure in relief. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 94.96 grams. Dimensions: 8.5X7.8cm. ...

Onnaing style barbotine tobacco box representing a sitting pig with a cane, wearing glasses and a blue hat, smoking and reading a French newspaper called "La Viene". Around it, three...

Description: Silver snuff box with engraving and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Austrian. Brand: Vienna. Weight: 62.99 grams. Dimensions: 7.5cmx4.5cm. Content: 875/1000. Assay Ma...

Description: Ringed silver snuffbox with Russian-style animal-drawn carriage depicting travelers and a gold clasp. Metal: Silver. Origin: Russian. Brand: Moscow. Weight: 143.74 g...