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18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box
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18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box

18th century
Description

An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, painted with figures and a boat by a classical colonnade, circa 1780

Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this Antique Enamel Snuff Box to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 08901523
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 235-265 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Hand-painted classical caprice on the domed lid: fashionable late 18th-century Grand Tour taste.
Waisted enamel body over copper: typical South Staffordshire form of the 1770s.
Raised white enamel scrollwork on the sides: hand-piped relief decoration of the period.
Gilt-metal mount with reeded band: hand-fitted metalwork standard on 18th-century boxes.
Tiny kiln specks in the white glaze: early low-fire muffle kiln firing.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.8cm (1.50")
Width
8.2cm (3.23")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1128789
Dealers Internal Reference
4041
Description
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, painted with figures and a boat by a classical colonnade, circa 1780
Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this Antique Enamel Snuff Box to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08901523
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 235-265 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Hand-painted classical caprice on the domed lid: fashionable late 18th-century Grand Tour taste.
Waisted enamel body over copper: typical South Staffordshire form of the 1770s.
Raised white enamel scrollwork on the sides: hand-piped relief decoration of the period.
Gilt-metal mount with reeded band: hand-fitted metalwork standard on 18th-century boxes.
Tiny kiln specks in the white glaze: early low-fire muffle kiln firing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
3.8cm (1.50")
Width
8.2cm (3.23")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1128789
Dealers Internal Ref
4041
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A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts.
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Archive I A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts.

18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box

Archive II A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View II
Archive III A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts.
Archive V A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View V
Archive VI A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View IX
Archive X A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View X
Archive XI A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View XI
Archive XII A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View XII
Archive XIII A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts. View XIII
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A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts.
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box
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A rectangular 18th-century South Staffordshire enamel snuff box featuring a hand-painted lid with classical ruins, floral motifs on a white body, and gilded metal mounts.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSnuff Boxes
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialEnamel, Copper, Gilded Metal
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsHand-painted landscape, Floral sprays, Raised scrollwork, Gilded metal mounts
  • SizeH 3.8 cm (1 in) x W 8.2 cm (3 in) x D 6.3 cm (2 in)

This Georgian snuff box originates from eighteenth-century South Staffordshire, made from copper, enamel and gilded metal with hand-painted landscape and floral motifs on a white body. The hinged lid displays figures and a boat near classical ruins in blue, brown and red tones, while the sides show painted purple and yellow floral sprays above raised scrollwork mouldings, framed by decorative gilded metal mounts. Fine crackling is visible across the white enamel surface. Practical dimensions measure 3.8 cm high, 8.2 cm wide and 6.3 cm deep. Collectors and antique enthusiasts display small decorative containers of this type on a mantelpiece, side table or display cabinet within an English Country House interior. It suits placement in a study, drawing room or hallway as a decorative tabletop accessory or small storage piece for small keepsakes.

FAQs

During the mid-to-late eighteenth century, South Staffordshire and nearby Bilston became prominent centres for enamelling in England. Craftsmen produced small, portable containers such as snuff boxes, patch boxes, and bonbonnieres decorated with hand-painted pastoral scenes, landscapes, and floral motifs.

These boxes were constructed by forming thin copper sheet bases, applying coats of opaque white enamel glass powder, and firing them at high temperatures. Detail was added using vitreous enamel paints, after which the separate lid and base were joined using gilded metal or brass mounts with a hinge mechanism.

Authentic period pieces often show subtle hand-painted variations, fine hairline crazing in the glaze, and soft wear to the original metal mounts. The copper base may show oxidisation on unglazed interior edges, and the underside typically features hand-applied relief or scroll work.

Small enamel boxes function well when displayed inside glass-fronted curio cabinets, arranged on decorative brass trays, or positioned atop layered books on a sideboard or mantelpiece.

Enamel surfaces should be dusted lightly using a dry, soft microfibre cloth. Immersion in water or exposure to chemical solvents must be avoided, as moisture can compromise the copper core beneath hairline cracks and loosen the metal mounts.
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