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Early 19th Century Painted Tin Snuff/tobacco Tin
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Early 19th Century Painted Tin Snuff/tobacco Tin

19th century
Description

A rather humble snuff or tobacco tin with the most wonderful painting on the top.

The condition of the tin is commensurate with age and use. There is a small split to one corner please study the last two photographs. Reminds me of a Stobwasser piece.

L 11.5 cm

W 7 cm

D 2 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Painted Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

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Description
A rather humble snuff or tobacco tin with the most wonderful painting on the top.

The condition of the tin is commensurate with age and use. There is a small split to one corner please study the last two photographs. Reminds me of a Stobwasser piece.

L 11.5 cm

W 7 cm

D 2 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Painted Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid.
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Archive I An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid.

Early 19th Century Painted Tin Snuff/tobacco Tin

Archive II An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid. View II
Archive III An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid. View III
Archive IV An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid. View IV
Archive V An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid. View V
Archive VI An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid. View VI
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

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An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid.
Early 19th century painted tin snuff/tobacco tin
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An early 19th-century rectangular painted tin snuff box featuring a hand-painted portrait of a bearded man on the olive green lid.
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During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, pocket-sized snuff boxes made of painted tinplate or papier-mache were popular personal accessories across Europe. Often decorated with hand-painted portraits, landscapes, or classical scenes, they served both practical storage purposes and as social status symbols.

These items were typically fabricated from tinplatethin sheets of iron or steel coated with tinwhich provided a smooth, non-corrosive surface. Artisans applied layers of enamel, lacquer, or oil paint before finishing with a protective varnish or lacquer seal to protect the artwork.

Authentic period pieces feature signs of natural wear, such as gentle crazing in the varnish, minor paint loss near seams, and subtle oxidisation to exposed metal areas. Genuine examples display fine brushwork consistent with period painting techniques rather than modern printed transfers.

Small decorative tins make excellent accent pieces when displayed on a desk, mantelpiece, or bookshelf alongside small ceramics and leather-bound books. They can also be integrated into a curated shadow box or styled on a tray inside a glass-fronted cabinet.

Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth or a fine natural hair brush. Avoid water, harsh solvents, or abrasive polishes, as these can strip the original paint layers and varnish, accelerating metal oxidisation beneath.
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