Antique table snuff boxes - price guide and values

Antique Sterling Silver Inkwell, Vesta, Snuff Box, Cigar Lighter Set

An antique sterling silver travelling inkwell, silver mounted glass table vesta, silver snuff box, and a military sterling silver bomb-shaped table cigar lighter, (4 items), the lighter 9 cm high

A historic Victorian Scottish silver table snuff box, lozenge form, the hinged lid with vacant shield cartouche, the interior lid engraved 'This box originally belonged to the Rev. Patrick Clason D.D. ...'. Machine engraved mildly concave sides. Edinburgh…

19th Century European Ormolu Mounted Tortoise Shell Snuff Box

19th century European ormolu mounted tortoise shell table snuff box, all finely carved with base diaper pattern overlaid with florals and scrolls, 83 mm length

George III Silver Table Snuff Box, London 1801, William Parker

A George III silver table snuff box, finely reeded all over, gilded interior. London 1801 by William Parker. Length 7.3 cm.

Enamel-painted Skanderbeg snuff box from 1760

An Austro-Hungarian silver gilt table snuff box, apparently hallmarked 1760, oblong with hinged lid with enamel painted panel depicting the victorious George Gastrioti, the Albanian feudal lord and military commander known as Skanderbeg (1405-1468). The…

Napoleonic Pressed Wood Snuff Box Lids

Three Napoleonic period pressed wood table snuff box lids, one depicting Napoleon, the other soldiers and memorials. Some faults. Largest dia.8.5 cm

George III Silver Snuff Box, Birmingham 1818

A George III silver table snuff, rectangular form, finely ribbed, with floral relief thumb piece. Gilded interior. Birmingham 1818 by John Shaw. 102gm.

Victorian Silver Snuff Box with Presentation Inscription

A Victorian silver table snuff box, serpentine bordered rectangular form, the lid with high relief scrolling frame and erased presentation inscription, the base with floral, scroll and machine engraved decoration. Birmingham 1859 by William Dudley, width…

Grapevine Snuff Box with Engraved Inscription

A George III sterling silver table snuff box by William Eaton, London, 1811, with a grapevine decorated top, engraved to the gilt washed interior 'A tribute of gratitude and friendship from J. Bathe, to Mr. G. Blaxland', 2.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 5 cm…

English Horn Snuff Mulls - 18th/19th Century

Two horn snuff mulls, English, 18th/19th century, comprising a ribbed table snuff box with a rose gold banding and shield to the hinged lid, and a brass mounted polished horn box, the polished horn box 5 cm wide, 10 cm high

German Silver Snuff Box with Hunter Scene

An antique German 800 silver table snuff box, unidentified maker (mark rubbed), late 19th century, rectangular with swelling sides, the hinged top decorated in low relief with a scene of a hunter with his attendant and hounds, the sides with classical…

Ornate Sterling Silver Snuff Box, 1845 Birmingham

A fine sterling silver presentation table snuff box, 1845 Birmingham, with maker's marks for Wheeler & Cronin, richly ornamented, the shaped rectangular box having a finely cast and chased rococo border enclosing an inscription, engraved foliate details…

Sterling Silver Oval & Rectangular Boxes by Various Makers

Two sterling silver boxes, various dates and makers, comprising an oval table box, with family crest engraved to top, by Crichton Brothers, London, circa 1953 with Coronation mark and Britannia mark. The snuff box of shaped rectangular form, with bright…

Victorian Silver Snuff Casket with Masonic Inscription

An early Victorian silver table snuff, casket shape with swollen walls chased with florals, the hinged lid with conforming border and machine engraving and armorial, the interior with original gilding and masonic presentation inscription, London 1840 by…

Silver Table Snuff Box with London Hospital Clubs Union Crest

A heavy silver table snuff box in William IV style, casket shape with swollen walls chased with florals, the hinged lid with conforming border and machine engraving framing a crest of the London Hospital Clubs Union, gilt washed interior with presentation…

George III Burl Wood Snuff Box with Hand Painted Design

A good George III burl wood and hand painted table snuff box, the natural highly figured burl base with hand painted tapered Scottish thistle sides and hinged lid with figured scene entitled 'Well Done Cutty-Sark!'. 10.5 x 13 x 5 cm. Note: Cutty-sark is a…

French Gold and Silver Snuff Box with Table Watch

A French gold and silver combination snuff box and table watch, the top with a glass inset hinged lid revealing an engraved plate set with a pocket watch movement signed 'S. Marchant, London'. The silver sides and base with applied gold decoration of…

French Royal Family Tortoiseshell Snuff Box

An I8th century tortoiseshell table snuff box with an engraved portrait group of the French Royal family to the top, circular in two parts with a fine sepia toned engraving of Marie Therese, the Dauphin, Louis Seize and Marie Antoinette, under glass with…

George III Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box, Birmingham 1813

A George III silver gilt table snuff box, the hinged lid with fruiting vine chased border and machine engraving framing a named panel, the walls machine engraved, the base with conforming decoration to the lid. Birmingham 1813 by Mathew Linwood. 7.9 x 4.2…

William IV Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box, London 1830

A William IV heavy silver gilt table snuff box, the hinged slightly domed lid with acorn and oak leaf chased border and machine engraving framing a monogrammed panel, the walls machine engraved with conforming oak leaf corners, the base with machine…

Regency Enamel Snuff Box with Miniature Painting

A French tortoiseshell lined Regency stripe enamel table snuff box with painted miniature to the top, circular, the top painted with a romantic couple framed by finely detailed gilt-metal borders. The red-pink striped enamel laid over a guilloche ground.…

French Enamel Snuff Box with Portrait Miniature

A French tortoiseshell lined green enamel table snuff box with portrait miniature to the top, circular two part with an oval portrait framed by finely detailed gilt-metal borders, the portrait of a gentleman in uniform of the Constitutional Guard of Louis…

Elephant Tooth & Silver Snuff Box, 1756

A rare elephant's tooth and silver table snuff box, oblong with silver framed hinged lid and base, the walls, sides and top of sectional slices of polished elephant's molar, a plaque inside the lid engraved: 'This box was made out of Elephants Molar in…

Georgian Horn and Metal Snuff Box with Silver Plaque

A Georgian table snuff box, horn and metal with silver plaque, circa 1800, 17 cm across

Georgian Sterling Silver Floral Snuff Box, 1761

A George III sterling silver table top snuff box, 1761 London, with maker's mark for Thomas shepherd, the engine turned box with a plain lid having an ornate applied floral border and bearing the engraved sentiment, 'A friend at a pinch is not to be…

George III Silver Snuff Box with Rococo Floral Thumbpiece

A George III sterling silver table top snuff box, probably 1819 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Thomas Bartleet, an engine turned lid with an applied rococo style floral thumbpiece, finely, ribbed to the sides, gilt washed to the interior & Hallmarked…

Victorian Silver Maple Leaf Snuff Box

A Victorian sterling silver table top snuff box, 1889 Birmingham, with maker's mark for George Unite & Sons, an elongated box of serpentine profile decorated throughout with engraved, maple leaves, a large cloud shaped vacant cartouche to the lid,…

Vienna Silver Snuff Box with Bird and Arabesque Design

An Austro-Hungarian silver table top snuff box, 1817 Vienna, a rectangular box with cushion form sides, the extended lid featuring an oval, cartouche with arabesque style leaves and a spread winged bird, engine turned, bands to the sides, the base with…

George IV Silver Gilt Snuff Box with Caesar Murder Relief

A Scottish George IV silver gilt table top snuff box, 1825 Edinburgh, with maker's mark for Jr in rectangular, the heavy gauge rectangular box of sharply waisted profile, the gilded lid, dramatically depicting the murder of Julius Caesar in relief within…

Scottish William IV Sterling Silver Snuff Box 1833

A Scottish William IV sterling silver table top snuff box, 1833 Edinburgh, with maker's mark for James Nasmyth, an elongated rectangular box with rounded ends, finely engine turned, throughout with an applied floral thumbpiece, twice hallmarked to the…

George IV Silver Snuff Box by Nathaniel Mills

A George IV sterling silver table top snuff box, probably 1828 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Nathaniel Mills, rectangular and of slightly cushion form and waisted profile, simply, decorated with trios of parallel grooves to the lid and base, fine ribs…

George IV Silver Snuff Box with Fox Armorial

A George IV sterling silver table top snuff box, 1820 London, with maker's mark for Christopher John Buckler, a refined engine turned box with an applied cushion form rococo border, the lid centred with a circular cartouche bearing a seated fox armorial,…

Gilt Snuff Box with Hunting Scene, 1849

A mercurial gilt Old Sheffield plate presentation table snuff box, of New South Wales interest, the rectangular cover finely cast and chased with a hunting scene, inscribed beneath the cover 'To / John Strange Chapman Esq. / XIth Regiment / from his…

Asprey Sterling Silver Buckingham Palace Snuff Box

A sterling silver presentation table snuff box by Asprey, London, the top engraved with a scene of Buckingham Palace, gilt interior allmarked London, 1993. Original Asprey box.mm, length 7.7 cm, width 46 height 2 cm.mm, width 92g

William IV Silver Table Snuff with Floral Thumb-Piece

A good William IV silver table snuff, straight-side lozenge form, banded machine engraving, elaborate long cast floral and scroll thumb-piece, gilded interior. Birmingham 1833 by Nathaniel Mills. 140gm, length 10 cm.

William IV Sterling Silver Gilt Snuff Box, London 1830

Fine William IV sterling silver gilt table snuff box engine turned, with cast floral borders, the hinged lid with applied gold plaque with engraved initials, London, 1830.

Tortoiseshell Items Set with Pique and Sterling Silver

Four tortoiseshell items, 19th/20th century, comprising an oval pique dish, a rectangular pique snuff box, an oval pique snuff box, and a tortoiseshell and sterling silver dressing table box, inscribed 'E.P- 6.5.19', the dish 2 cm high, 10.5 cm wide, 7.5…

Rose Engine Circular Snuff Box with Unique Engravings

An intricately rose engine tuned circular table snuff box, of finely grained timber, the circular lid engraved with four quadrants displaying unique patterns framing a central silver cartouche, the base engraved with a concentric turned design. Diameter…

Victorian Silver and Blue Agate Table Snuff Box

An early Victorian silver and striking blue banded agate table snuff box, rectangular form, agate panels to the lid and base, the silver sides with leaf and floral engraved scroll decoration. Edinburgh 1838 by Andrew Wilkie. Provenance: The Flower Family…

Victorian Silver Presentation Snuff Box

A Victorian silver presentation quality table snuff box, serpentine bordered rectangular form, machine engraved, gilded interior, the lid presentation engraved 'Mr & Mrs Hudson to I.R. Hancorn. N.R.C.S. as a small token of Gratitude for his Kind Attention…

Victorian Silver Snuff Box with Foliate Scroll Decoration

An early Victorian silver table snuff box with all over engraved and chased foliate scroll decoration, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1843. 8.5 cm wide.

Victorian Gilt Snuff Box with Earl's Coronet

A Victorian sterling silver gilt oval table snuff box by Samuel & Ernest Drew, London 1894/98 the floral engraved hinged lid with an Earl's coronet, opening to reveal a sealed internal cover, 13 cm wide, 290 grams

Georgian Papier Mache Snuff Box with Sir Thomas More Scene

A Georgian circular papier mache table snuff box, the lid painted with a scene of Sir Thomas More in prison, nourished by his daughter c.1535. Diameter 9 cm

Enamel Rose Gold Snuff Box with Musical Scene

A European rose gold and enamel oval table snuff box, 19th century, probably Swiss, the hinged cover with an enamel panel of musicians serenading a young couple within a band of enamel flowers and blue bands and yellow guilloche enamel, similarly…

Enamelled Landscape Snuff Box with Bronze Mounts

A 19th century enamelled table snuff box, lozenge form with bronze mounts, the lid painted with animals and figure in an extensive landscape, floral spray highlights, underglaze marks to the base. 10.8 cm x 5.5 cm x 4.5 cm

Continental Porcelain Snuff Box with Soldiers in Landscapes

A 19th century Continental porcelain table snuff box, oval form with bronze mounts, painted with vignettes to the lid, sides and base of soldiers in landscapes, a conforming scene to the interior lid. 9 cm x 7.3 cm x 5 cm

19th Century Continental Porcelain Snuff Box with Courting Figures

A 19th century Continental porcelain table snuff box, four lobed lozenge form, the lid and sides finely painted with courting figures, elaborate gilt enrichments, cerise ground, ormolu mounts, underglaze blue mark to the base. 10.5 cm x 7 cm x 5.5 cm

French Porcelain Landscape Snuff Box with Gilt Enrichments

A 19th century French porcelain table snuff box of horse shoe form, extensive landscape painted to the lid and sides, including figures, buildings and a windmill, ornate gilt enrichments on the cobalt blue ground, ormolu mounts. 8.8 cm x 9 cm x 4 cm

Continental porcelain snuff box with winter scene and gilt enrichments

A 19th century Continental porcelain finely painted table snuff box, wide crescent type form, the hinged lid painted with winter scene of two gents upon a horse-drawn sled, signed, three extensive landscape panels to the sides, elaborate gilt enrichments,…

Art Deco Sterling Silver Engraved Snuff Box

Art Deco sterling silver, tobacco or table snuff box, with hand engraved line patterns to the body, marked SCK makers mark only, approx 129g, approx 4 cm high, 13 cm wide, 4 cm long

K&S London Gilt Silverplate Snuff Box

A gilt silverplate table snuff box, inscribed in rectangle 'K & S London

Victorian Sterling Silver Snuff Box by George Unite

Sterling silver table snuff box Victorian c.1898 George Unite, approx 225g, approx 11 cm long, 7.5 cm wide

Nathaniel Mills Silver Snuff Box, Inscribed James Hill, Architect

A Nathaniel Mills silver gilt table snuff box, Birmingham 1844 inscribed 'James Hill, Architect, Edinburgh' 100g

Presentation Snuff Box, Frances Clark, Birmingham 1839

An important early table snuff box, Frances Clark, Birmingham 1839. Inscribed 'Presented to Mr Henry Rees of the Royal Australia Corps By the Inhabitants of Newcastle, New South Wales on His Departure From That District, 29th August 1842.' 215g, 9 x 6 x 3…

Victorian Scottish Double Ram's Horn Snuff Mull

A large and impressive Victorian period Scottish double ram's horn table snuff mull, with Walker & Hall silver plated mounts, including horn tip terminals and a central large oval snuff receptacle with stag's head, foot and hunting dog finial, complete…