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Rare Silver Brazil Nut Vesta/snuff Box
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Rare Silver Brazil Nut Vesta/snuff Box

19th century
Sold 8 November 2025 · Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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A rare and beautiful silver vesta/snuff box in the form of a Brazil nut. Good clear marks for John Marshall Spink London 1896, lid and base marked. Registered design mark 273336. Opens and shuts very well and the inside still has its original gilding which is in very good order.

L 5.3 cm

H 3 cm

W 3.2 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Silver Nut Vesta Box to the Victorian era.

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A rare and beautiful silver vesta/snuff box in the form of a Brazil nut. Good clear marks for John Marshall Spink London 1896, lid and base marked. Registered design mark 273336. Opens and shuts very well and the inside still has its original gilding which is in very good order.

L 5.3 cm

H 3 cm

W 3.2 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Silver Nut Vesta Box to the Victorian era.

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An angled view of a sterling silver vesta box cast in the realistic textured shape of a Brazil nut.
Rare silver Brazil nut vesta/snuff box
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An angled view of a sterling silver vesta box cast in the realistic textured shape of a Brazil nut.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSnuff Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsRepousse texture, Nut husk moulding, Hinged lid

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Novelty silver vesta cases and snuff boxes gained immense popularity during the Victorian era, when silversmiths began producing small containers moulded into whimsical or anomorphic shapes inspired by nature and everyday objects.

These items were typically crafted from sterling silver using techniques such as casting, repousse, and hand-chasing to create textured, realistic surface details, fitted with internal hinges and secure snap closures.

Authentic pieces feature clear British hallmarks indicating the assay office, date letter, and makers mark, alongside natural age-related patination and wear consistent with handling over a century.

Small silver collectables can be displayed as miniature objets dart on a decorative tray, styled on a coffee table book stack, or housed within a glass-fronted cabinet to add historical interest and tactile detail to a space.

Antique silver should be handled with clean hands or gloves to avoid transferring skin oils, cleaned sparingly with a non-abrasive silver cloth only when necessary, and kept away from high humidity and direct sunlight.
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