Silver Snuff Boxes
June 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Snuff Boxes
Collecting snuff boxes is a wonderful hobby as these fascinating and useful objects have an interesting history.
At one time, these small decorative boxes were an indispensable fashion accessory for gentlemen, dandies, and aristocrats from the 1700s to the mid 1800s.
Silversmiths, jewelers and enamelers went to great lengths to make fine examples of these jewel-like yet utilitarian objects. Gentlemen of Quality all possessed collections of snuff boxes, some of which were very ornate and had golden frames encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones. Some, of course, were plain and made for a less well-to-do clientèle.
Besides silver and gold, one also finds boxes made of tortoise shell, mother of pearl, pewter or wood. The lids were often decorated with portraits, vignettes of various scenes and even miniature copies of paintings by Old Masters.
Snuff taking and snuff boxes remained popular among diplomats even after the practice had ceased to be popular in general. Heads of State kept the practice of giving snuff boxes as gifts to visiting diplomats as a form of honorific for many years.
For example, at the coronation of George IV of England, the court jewelers, Rundell and Bridge, were paid approximately $40,000 in today’s value for snuff-boxes given as gifts to foreign ministers.
Snuff boxes today are collected by people from all walks of life and are avidly sought by collectors and museums.
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 tibet SILVER ENGRAVE ONFOO DOG PATTERN SNUFF BOX  US $.99 |  Antique English Silver Snuff Tobacco Box 1920 US $100.00 |
 Vintage Israeli Silver Snuff Tobacco Box Case 1950 US .00 |  Antique Silver Pill or Snuff box US $50.00 |
 ORNATE FLEUR DE LIS STERLING SILVER SNUFF PILL BOX US .50 |  RUSSIAN SILVER ENAMEL SNUFF BOX SIGNED FABERGE US $699.00 |
 Victorian Antique 800 hand made silver snuff box MINT US 9.00 |  Vintage European Sterling Silver Repousse Snuff Box US $899.00 |
 VINTAGE ORNATE SILVER SNUFF BOX stamped US .29 |  ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SILVER QPIDS SNUFF BOX US $27.08 |
 Small Silver medicine Mint Pill snuff trinket Box case US .89 |  Silver medicine Pill snuff trinket Box case vitamin NW US $12.89 |
 Sm Silver medicine Pill snuff trinket Box case vitamin US .89 |  VICTORIAN ANTIQUE ENGRAVED SILVER SNUFF BOX US $8.42 |
 VICTORIAN ANTIQUE SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX TOBACCO BOX US .27 |  Antique Ca 1823 English Silver Hinged Snuff Box US $153.70 |
 NEW STERLING SILVER SNUFF PILL BOX WITH 1 CT GARNET US .50 |  Suprb 19th Century Snuff Box Silver Inlay US $10.50 |
 CONT EUROPEAN ROCOCO 18TH CENT STYLE SILVER SNUFF BOX US 5.00 |  ANTIQUE SILVER SNUFF BOX ITALY US $99.99 |
 Antique 19thC Dutch Silver Snuff Box Red Coral Ring US 5.00 |  VINTAGE SNUFF BOX GOLD SILVER 1825 BIRMINGHAM US $499.99 |
 ANTIQUE EMBOSSED SILVER PLATED METAL SNUFF BOX 1860s US .50 |  NEW STERLING SILVER IRISH CELTIC KNOT SNUFF PILL BOX US $25.50 |
 ANTIQUE ISLAMIC BRUNEI SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX US .11 |  SNUFF BOX SOLID SILVER 935 AND ENAMELS FRENCH 19TH US $38.09 |
 stunning continental decorative silver snuff box US .30 |  stunning decorative h m silver snuff box US $9.10 |
 FINE EDWARDIAN ANTIQUE SILVER SNUFF BOX C1903 NR US .34 |  ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY SILVER ARMORIAL SNUFF MULL BOX US $103.61 |
 19th Century Silver Inlayed Snuff Box US .99 |  ► ANTIQUE OLD CRESCENT SILVER WOOD HUMIDOR SNUFF BOX 5 US $179.00 |
 VINTAGE STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX US .00 |  STERLING SILVER BANJO SNUFF BOX MUSICAL INSTRUMENT GIFT US $9.99 |
 NETHERLANDS FIGURAL SILVER SHOE REPOUSSE SNUFF BOX US .00 |  Spherolitic Rhiolite Regnas Snuff Box Gold Plate Silver US $265.00 |
 Antique French Silver Plated Snuff Tobacco Case Box US .00 |  Regnas Silver Snuff Box Engraved Jasper Gold Plated 925 US $265.00 |
 800 SILVER CLOISONNE ENAMEL OLD PILL SNUFF JAR BOX US .99 |  OLD ENGLISH 800 SILVER FOOTED PILL SNUFF STAMP JAR BOX US $99.99 |
 VINTAGE MICRO MOSIAC PILL TRINKET SNUFF BOX SILVER MINT US .99 |  VINTAGE MOP TRINKET PILL SNUFF SILVER HP BIRD BOX NICE US $9.99 |
 Rare GEORGE 11 SILVER SNUFF BOX C1750 no reserve US 1.18 |  SILVER 1802 32 GEORGE III VINAIGRETTE SNUFF Boxes4 US $550.00 |
 Old European Sterling Silver Patch Snuff Pill Box NR US .99 |  ANTIQUE BURMESE SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX US $45.11 |
 Silver Niello Cigarette Case Snuff Box Vienna Ca 1900 US 0.00 |  Antique Ornate Silver Pill Snuff Box Locket Fob US $26.90 |
 Antique Chased Engraved Sterling Silver Snuff Pill Box US .00 |  Victorian Sterling Silver Jade Compact Snuff Salve Box US $1.00 |
 VNTG SILVER PLTD REPOUSSE BRASS SNUFF BOX TAVERN SCENE US .00 |  Antique Silver Brass MOP Vinaigrette Snuff Box US $395.00 |
 GEORGE I SILVER MOUNTED SNUFF BOX US 0.00 |  QUEEN ANNE SILVER MOUNTED SNUFF BOX US $950.00 |
 VINTAGE ORNATE SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX STAMPED US .02 |  Sterling Silver 925 Snuff Box US $9.95 |
 Silver Snuff Box C Parker Christmas 1869 Pat Jan24 1860 US .50 |  Antique Victorian English Malachite Silver Snuff Box US $24.99 |
 Solid Sterling Silver Angel Oval Pill Snuff Box w Lid US .99 |  ANTIQUE CARVED WOOD MINIATURE SHOE SNUFF BOX SILVER US $99.00 |
 C1890 WALNUT SNUFF BOX W SILVER BANDINGS CARTOUCHE US .99 |  Dutch Sterling Silver Snuff Box Schoonhoven 1890 US $46.63 |
 EXCELLENT SIGNED C1880 WALNUT SNUFF BOX W SILVER INLAY US .99 |  SILVER CHICK PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US $11.28 |
 FAB QUALITY ANTIQUE SILVER GILT SNUFF BOX L1902 MINT US .10 |  SILVER HORSE CARRIAGE PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US $15.79 |
 SILVER LAPIS LAZULI HEART PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US .56 |  ANTIQUE SWEDISH GERMAN SILVER SNUFF BOX US $22.19 |
 SILVER HUNTING DOG PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US .49 |  ANTIQUE FRENCH SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX EMILE PUIFORCAT US $49.64 |
 SILVER HORSE RACING PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US .49 |  1963 Solid Silver Gilt Snuff or Pill Box by J Gloster US $34.58 |
 Superb Victorian Continental Silver Engraved Snuff Box US 8.03 |  VINTAGE SILVER PLATED PILL SNUFF BOX US $12.02 |
 SILVER ENGLISH SNUFF BOX HALLMARKS BIRMINGHAM 1800S US .50 |  SILVER MOTHER OF PEARL SNUFF BOX PILL BOX US $7.81 |
 Rare Scottish Provincial MOP Silver Snuff Box C1855 US 8.45 |  SILVER HUNTING DOG PILL BOX SNUFF BOX US $1.49 |
 Antique Solid Silver Novelty Bull Snuff Box dated 1838 US 0.49 |  ANTIQUE LACQUER SNUFF BOX w SILVER INLAY COW LANDSCAPE US $199.00 |
 Antique Silver Boxes Jewelry Snuff Trinket Etc Book US .00 |  Sterling Silver Filigree Malachite Snuff Box Israel 50s US $125.00 |
 Snuff Pill Box Lot Silver Cinnabar Wood Brass US .99 |  Antique 925 Mexican Silver 2 x 15 Pill Box Snuff Box US $9.99 |
 OTTOMAN TURKISH MOSQUE SULEYMANIYE SILVER SNUFF BOX US 5.00 |  TIFFANY CO CHARLES COOK STERLING SILVER PILL SNUFF BOX US $675.00 |
 VTG ST FRANCIS HOTEL REED BARTON SILVER PILL SNUFF BOX US .99 |  VINTAGE ORNATE STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX W FUNNEL US $19.99 |
 FINE RUSSIAN FRENCH SILVER ENGRAVED FLORAL SNUFF BOX US $300.00 |
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