Europe Snuff Boxes and Tobacco

Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surroundings and hinged lid with engraved floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 96.03 gram...

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. ...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with plant motifs surrounding a monogram card and caninha-style fluting. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 79.51 gram...

Description: Silver tobacco box with engraved Belém Tower and wood-lined interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Portuguese eagle head brand. Weight: 390.67 grams. Dimension...

Description: Silver snuff box with grooves on the surround and cut-out hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 122.81 grams. Dimensions: 8.1x5cm. Co...

Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surround and engraved with city scenes on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 54.26 grams...

Description: Silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs surrounding a monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 206.46 grams. Dim...

Description: Guilloche silver snuff box with monogram card and gold-tone interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 76.62 grams. Dimensions: 7cmx3.8cm. Cont...

Description: Rectangular snuff box in guilloche silver and relief on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 48.54 grams. Dimensions: 6.3cmx1.8cm. Content: 925/1000. Assay Mark: Yes, 1820 by Charles Reeves...

Description: Snuff box in guilloche silver with monogram plaque and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 51.12 grams. Dimensions: 7.5cmx3cm. Conten...

This handmade French box dates to circa 1900 and it has been beautifully handcrafted using the traditional arts and crafts metal working skills from cut and beaten copper riveted tog...

Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork. Probably Georges II period. Unmarked gold...

A Set of 2 Treen Pomanders in Yew Wood 2 small round early 19th century yew wood lady's pomanders, these unscrew in the centre with scent holes to both sides. one of these has what ...

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...

19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.

A Basket Weave Snuff Box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1837. An unusual basket weave Snuff Box made in Birmingham Additional information: Height: 2 cm / 1" Width: 1 cm / "

19th century English tortoiseshell hinged box with silver decorations.

A carved boxwood prisoner of war battleship snuff box. This small snuff box is carved in the form of a 112-gun ship of the line with a removable quarte...

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...

1970s Indian bronze box with character on the lid.

Small rectangular Restauration snuff box crafted in gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an oval micromosaic representing St. Peter's Square in Rome. Micromosaic is set in a gold s...

Rare and original metal Boxe by Piero Fornasetti from 50's, decorated with pipes, with the original package. in very good and original condition, used for matches, cigarettes jewelry...

1980s English metal black trinket box with Egyptian art decoration.

19th century French papier mâché box with painted portrait.

19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight 39.1 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered ...

19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight 59.2 g. Additional information: Material: Lacquered ...

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...

Rare English tobacco cast iron box, Victorian time: for connoisseurs ! If You don't smoke, it serves as a paperweight and it's beautiful to admire on You...

An Extremely Rare George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London in 1807 by Joseph Ash I. As with vinaigrettes, concentric Snuff Boxes are rare. This example is circular i...

Extremely rare covered pot. Rich glazes with a juxtaposition of white and vivid colours forming an abstract overprinted decor. The inside of the cover features a generous dedication...

A Very Rare William & Mary Snuff Box Made in London circa 1690. Maker's Mark of Ah With a Crown Above and a Cinquefoil Below. The Snuff Box is of escutcheon form with plain sides an...

Description: Silver snuff box with fluting throughout and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 101.25 grams. Dimensions: 8.8cmx2.2cm....

Description: Rectangular snuff box in fluted silver, with guilloche engravings surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 63.18 ...

Description: Snuff box in fluted silver with engraving on the lid, including a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 93.83 grams. Di...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a fortress engraving on the lid, surrounded by engravings. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 87.38...

Description: Fluted silver snuff box with embossed lid and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Netherlands. Brand: Leão Passante. Weight: 41.91 grams. Dimensions: 6.5cmx4cm. ...

Description: Silver snuff box with beveled corners, gold interior and engraved floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 51.83 grams. Dimensi...

Description: Elliptical silver snuff box with asymmetrical branches and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 122.62 grams. Dimensions: 9.8c...

Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding the monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 65.85 grams. Dimensions: ...

Description: Gilded silver snuff box in bombé shape with plant engravings on the lid and reinforced corners with raised applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent...

Description: Fluted silver snuff box with landscape engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 76.88 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cmx3.5...

Description: Silver snuff box with engravings surrounding a monogram card on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Pakistani. Brand: Karachi. Weight: 115.38 grams. Dimensions: ...

Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with half-shells and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Paris I Title. Weight: 37.93 grams. Dimensions: 24.5x11cm. Content:...

Description: Silver snuff box with grooves on the surround and engraved hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 54.32 grams. Dimensions: 6.8x1.3cm...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with plant engravings on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 73.70 grams. Dimensions: 8cmx2cm...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with a panorama of houses engraved in a shell-shaped frame and a hinged lid with friezes. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto...

Description: Silver snuff box with lace-style engravings, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 53.12 grams. Dimensions: 8x1.5cm. ...

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...

A Very Rare "Ducks in Flight" Table Snuff Box Made in Birmingham in 1851 by Daniel Pettifer. The Snuff Box has a shaped base and rim and incuse corners. The sides are engraved with...

Nathaniel Mills. A very rare Castle Top Vinaigrette depicting a scarce view of Warwick Castle from the River Avon. Made in Birmingham in 1847 by Nathaniel M...

Antique sterling silver vesta case with enamel portrait of dog Made in Birmingham 1913 Maker: W J Myatt & Co Dimensions - Size: 3.6 x 3...

Description: Rectangular silver snuff box with Islamic-style floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Turkish. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 100.68 grams. Dimensions: 5cmx2cm. Content: 800/1...

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: Chiseled silver snuff box with embossed floral motifs, hinged lid and monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 175.51 grams. Dimensions: 3.2...

Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surround and engraving on the hinged lid with gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 91.07 ...

Description: Silver snuff box with friezes on the surround and engraved with country motifs on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 101.19 g...

Description: Fluted silver snuff box with engraving on the lid, surrounding a monogram card and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 87.51 grams...

A ruyi-shaped Shakudo-style erotic tobacco or snuff box, relief-decorated with silvered applied figures Possibly Jakarta (Batavia), first half 18th century Measures: H. 2.2 x L. 12.1 x W. 8 cm This box is very much in the Dutch taste, for the illustration is after a print with a legend reading “L’oiseau sans cage. Prenez, belle, mon oiseau. C’est le plus doux présent que je puisse vous faire. Pour les autres oiseaux, la cage d’ordinaire est une espèce de tombeau. Mais le mien semble prendre une nouvelle vie, Lorsqu’il sera dans la cage de mon aimable Silvie.” The erotic message is as clear as can be. In Dutch culture the verb ‘vogelen’ (catching a bird) is another word for having sex and a bird escaping from his cage indicates loss of chastity. The lady with the bare breasts, while making the sign of sealed lips to the lady behind her, who is pointing towards heaven, seems to be caressing the bird held in the sleeping man’s groin. 17th century Dutch pictures...

Description: Guilloche silver snuffbox with bands at the top and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 90.39 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1cm. Content: 925/1...

Description: Silver snuffbox with longitudinal reliefs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Mark: Unreadable. Weight: 101.42 grams. Dimensions: 9.5cmx1.8cm. Content: 800/10...