Sterling Silver Boxes
June 17, 2009 by Thomas Howard
Filed under Sterling Silver Boxes
Sterling Silver Boxes for Sale
Do you enjoy collecting Sterling Silver Boxes or Silver Boxes of any type?
Silver Vestas for Sale
If you do, you'll find everything you need right here!
Are you thinking of starting a collection?
If you are, you'll find every type of box here and a Free Collector's Guide that will help you get the most from your collection.
Do you know the best way to care for your fine silver?
Read my Polishing Silver guide to find out. You may be surprised!
Snuff Boxes for Sale
If you're looking for boxes to buy, I have listings for Sterling Silver Boxes - Silver Vestas (also called Vesta Cases or Matchsafes) - Silver Snuff Boxes - Silver Cigarette Cases - Silver Prayer Boxes - Silver Card Cases - Silver Needle Cases - Silver Vinaigrettes - Sterling Silver Lockets - Gold Lockets - Silver Pill Boxes and Antique Boxes.
Sterling Silver boxes come in every form imaginable: Lockets, Cigarette Cases, Prayer Boxes, Jewelry Boxes, Snuff Boxes, Vesta (Match) Cases, Vinaigrettes, Card Cases, Needle Cases, Funerary Boxes and more. Some defy categorization and simply exist for our pleasure.
Cigarette Cases for Sale
Starting in the 1600's and perhaps even before, silver boxes were produced in England. The late 1700's through the late 1800's were the prime years for these wonderful boxes.
English Sterling is always marked with a series of marks called Hallmarks. They consist of a makers mark-the person or firm who made the item, the date letter-this allows you to find the year the piece was made, the town or city mark- such as Birmingham, Chester or London- that lets you know the area of manufacture, the lion passant or sideways lion-which is the sterling silver guaranty mark, and sometimes, on older pieces, the head of the current Sovereign, Queen Victoria, George the Third and the like.
Refer to my Hallmark Resources and you will be able to find everything you need to know about Hallmarks.
Silver Jewelery Boxes for Sale
Scissor cases, thimble cases and even a case for a single cigar were among the items made. Vesta cases held matches safely, card cases for men and woman held the visiting card, an important social tool in Victorian times. Vinaigrettes-Tiny silver boxes with inner pierced lids that held a sponge soaked with aromatic vinegar to sniff when walking the old streets of
England. Sewage was out in the open and often running down the gutters. A sniff from a vinaigrette, by man or woman, would provide a temporary respite from the aromas of the day!
Snuff boxes were made air tight to hold snuff, at one time so precious, snuff boxes with combination locks were produced! Many are superbly inlaid with enamels, gold and precious stones. Some members of royalty owned 30, 40, 50+ snuff boxes!
Silver has always been regarded as a precious metal and loved for its luster and brilliance. Silver comes in many forms.
Pure silver, also called “fine” silver is too soft for general use and is used primarily for its monetary value.
Sterling Silver is 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. You will often see Sterling Silver marked with “925” which stands for the pure silver content of 92.5%.
Prayer Boxes for Sale
True Sterling Silver is solid silver through and through. Do not be confused by pieces marked “Sterling Silver Plate.” Any time the word “plate” or “plated” appears, the piece is not solid silver. Many fine pieces are made in plate, you just need to be aware of what you are getting. Please refer to the Sterling Silver Facts page for more information on types of silver.
 Antique Peru Welsh Handmade 925 SILVER JEWELRY BOX  US $3,500.00 |  Elegant Small English Sterling Silver Jewellery Jewelry Box 1923 US $595.00 |
 Persian silver box 2599 gramms US $312.42 |  Large Antique English Sterling Silver Heart Shaped Box Winged Cherub Angel US $595.00 |
 1 1 8 Round 800 Silver German Angel Box 146 grasms US $44.95 |  Antique English Sterling Silver Trinket Box by Henry Matthews 1901 US $695.00 |
 Antique Sterling Silver Pot Pourri Box by William Comyns Classical Scenes US $550.00 |  Antique Solid Silver Cut Glass Crystal Trinket Box 1908 US $48.43 |
 ANTIQUE REPOUSSE SNUFF BOX 1800s DENMARK HALLMARKED US $45.00 |  Superb antique Silver Plate Snuff Box Book US $148.40 |
 Figural Silver Gilt Box Butterfly German c 1900 US $595.00 |  RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER ENAMEL BOX MARKED 84STERLING CASE US $196.82 |
 VINTAGE STERLING SILVER TRINKET VANITY FOOTED BOX POOLE 75 BY 325 BY 175 US $849.99 |  SILVER PILL BOX LONDON 1911 SC CO US $46.85 |
 SILVER AND FAUX TORTOISESHELL PIQUE WORK TRINKET BOX BIRMINGHAM 1925 US $57.80 |  Cauman Sterling Silver Rock Crystal Horse Finial Box Boston Arts Crafts US $129.99 |
 ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN 20thC ART DECO SILVER TRINKET BOX BIRMINGHAM c1909 US $112.47 |  ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX c1907 BIRMINGHAM BY WILLIAM NEALE US $203.07 |
 Hallmarked Solid Sterling Silver Nymph Fairy Snuff Pill Trinket Box MINT US $32.80 |  ANTIQUE STYLE 20thC SILVER TRINKET BOX BIRMINGHAM c1993 US $50.13 |
 STERLING SILVER RING BOX US $57.80 |  Superb Antique Filigree silver and enamel box Turkish US $46.86 |
 ANTIQUE ENAMEL SILVER BOX CASE 500 GRSILVER US $999.99 |  MAPPIN WEBB SILVER NAPKIN RING BOXES CASES 10 BOXES IN TOTAL US $15.93 |
 Russian Silver Large Niello Snuff Box Argent Russe Russische SIlber US $348.35 |  925 Sterling Silver Oval Shaped Engraved Pill Snuff BOX US $31.23 |
 LOVELY RARE ANTIQUE 19thC SOLID SILVER HEART SHAPE SNUFF BOX 1895 CHARLEYS AUNT US $106.22 |  STUNNING VICTORIAN Silver TRINKET BOX London 1895 Kings Sons US $138.25 |
 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE WALKER HALL SOLID SILVER JEWELLERY BOX 1913 ORIG SILK LINING US $320.23 |  SUPERB ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER GILT LINED DIVIDED STAMP BOX B1910 LEVI SALAMAN US $146.84 |
 FINE SILVER VINTAGE CIGARETTE BOX DJH LONDON 1924 US $281.16 |  FINE ANTIQUE 19TH CENT SOLID SILVER HEART SHAPE SNUFF BOX 1897 WTH GILT INTERIOR US $116.67 |
 Sterling Silver Turquoise Pill Box 925 Mexico Icurla signed US $105.00 |  SUPERB 18th CENTURY ENGRAVED MOTHER OF PEARL SNUFF BOX US $288.99 |
 VINTAGE SILVER TEA SPOON FORK BOX US $5.00 |  Antique Chinese Export Solid Silver Dragon Decorated Snuff Box circa 1820 US $115.49 |
 Gorham Sterling silver Repousse Burner Heater Box with Curling Iron US $495.00 |  Superb Antique Dutch Solid Silver Basket Shape Snuff Box dated 1837 US $167.14 |
 Victorian Solid Silver Heart Shaped Pill Box Birm 1899 by AL US $19.53 |  Good Edwardian Enamel and Silver pill box Swiss c1910 US $28.12 |
 Vintage Tiffany CO Sterling Vermeil Acorn pill snuff box US $225.00 |  Antique Dutch Silver Sponge Box LEau De La Reine 4562 US $675.00 |
 Rare Pair sterling silver Top Dresser Jars Powder Boxes Art Deco Style US $195.00 |  Sterling Silver Top Crystal Dresser Jar or Powder Box for Louise by Wallace US $149.00 |
 Tall Art Deco Sterling Silver Dresser Box or Toothbrush Holder US $125.00 |  SILVER VINTAGE CIGARETTE BOX JOHN BIRMINGHAM 1920 US $234.30 |
 Antique Dutch Solid Silver Cushion Shape Tobacco or Snuff Box dated 1857 US $73.89 |  THREE 1900S DUTCH GERMAN DANISH SILVER BOXES US $600.00 |
 STUNNING Silver German ETROG BOX c1900 15oz 800 Grade US $315.54 |  MEGA RARE CASTLE TOP SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX BIRMINGHAM 1840 EDWARD SMITH US $641.66 |
 Sterling Overlay HANDPAINTED CHERUB BOX Putti Cupid Silver Porcelain Jar US $495.00 |  SUPERB SILVER VINTAGE LARGE JEWELLERY CIGARETTE BOX BIRMINGHAM 1928 US $468.61 |
 A VINTAGE STERLING SILVER ENGLISH HALLMARKED BOX US $220.00 |  HUGE VERY RARE AUSTRIAN JUDAICA STERLING SILVER FISH SHAPED SPICE BOX 1823 43 US $5,999.99 |
 Early American Sterling Silver Snuff Tobacco Box New York City C1870 Onderdonk US $150.00 |  GEORGIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX JREILY 1810 US $538.92 |
 Silver Box with 1965 Inscription made by Poole Silver Co US $9.99 |  Antique European 900 Silver Snuff Box Etched Cossack Hussar Battle Scene US $799.99 |
 UNUSUAL STERLING SILVER OVAL “SQUEEZE” TOBACCO BOX 1895 US $239.00 |  Sterling Silver Mounted Shell Jewelry Box No Reserve US $29.99 |
 ANTIQUE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER CIGAR TOBACCO BOX US $4,660.00 |  Genuine Tiffany Co Sterling Doctors Medical Bag Pill Box Vintage Italy US $150.00 |
 ANTIQUE ENAMEL ENGLISH STERLING SILVER TABLE BOX CASE US $799.00 |  ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX CASE US $799.00 |
 Antique Circa 1895 GORHAM Sterling Silver Repousse Puff Box US $375.00 |  Exquisite Sterling Silver Guilloche Enamel Box Light Turquoise with Rosebuds US $134.10 |
 SIAM Thailand Niello Sterling Silver Cigarette Box 30s US $199.99 |  Vintage Sterling Silver Southwestern Pill Box US $35.00 |
 Exceedingly Rare Modernist Sculptural Sterling Pill Box H Fred Skaggs c1960s US $1,168.00 |  CHINESE TIBET SILVER HANDWORK OLD SNUFF BOX ★★★★★ US $12.50 |
 Fine ANTIQUE MAPPIN WEBB STERLING SILVER NOVELTY BOX NO MONOGRAM US $88.00 |  BIRKS STERLING SILVER RING JEWELLERY BOX WITH SEVEN SECTIONS US $350.00 |
 VINTAGE TIFFANY AND COMPANY STERLING ITALY PILL BOX NO RESERVE US $78.00 |  VINTAGE STERLING SILVER TRINKET PILL BOX AU017 US $63.90 |
 Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Lady Pill Box with Long Chain US $112.49 |  BIRKS WEIGHTED STERLING RING BOX PLAIN BELL SHAPE US $97.00 |
 Original SWISS BANK safe deposit BOX DOOR 9604 US $102.50 |  NEW Lori Grenier Silver Tone Box Prevents Tarnish of Sterling Silver Jewerly US $5.95 |
 VICTORIAN STERLING VINAIGRETTE SNUFF OR SCENT BOX BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND 1843 US $152.50 |  RARE ANTIQUE SILVER RED SANDLWOOD ROSE WOOD SILVER BOX US $9,990.00 |
 RARE ANTIQUE SNUFF Pill trinket BOX 925 SOLID STERLING SILVER NR Rosary INRI US $.99 |  Vintage English Style Sterling Silver And Wood Jewelry Box US $99.99 |
 STERLING AND WOOD CIGAR BOX BY WILLIAM COMYNS SONS US $400.00 |  FRENCH SOLID SILVER SNUFFBOXPILLBOXBOXFranceca1900sExcellent Condition US $249.00 |
 STERLING SILVER COMPACTBOXby ELGIN AMERICANca1950s US $178.00 |  ANTIQUE sterling SILVER pill BOX SNUFF BOX vintage US $199.00 |
 Solid Silver Trinket Box Birmingham 1921 63g US $148.40 |  STERLING SILVER PILL BOX 2394 BRAND NEW FREE UK POST US $93.73 |
 Vintage Sterling Silver Round HingedTrinket Box US $19.99 |  ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL BOX FRENCH 20TH CENTURY STUNNING US $2,491.55 |
 ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER BRIDGE PLAYERS CARD BOX US $89.38 |  ANTIQUE LARGE SOLID SILVER CIGAR BOX BIRMINGHAM US $312.42 |
 VICTORIAN STYLE SILVER TOOTH FAIRY PIXIE BELL MINIATURE BOX US $46.85 |  Silver Japan Jewelry Box US $85.00 |
 Glass Silver Topped Trinket Box Heavy Silver HM 1919 US $100.74 |  ANCIENT ANTIQUE 14 DREAMS STERLING SILVER HINGE BOX IND US $795.00 |
 Antique Hanau Silver Novelty Piano Chair Trinket Box US $991.93 |  ANTIQUE ENAMEL ITALIAN 800 SILVER BOX CASE US $999.00 |
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