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A Large Table Snuff Shoe - With Heart
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A Large Table Snuff Shoe - With Heart

19th century
Sold 22 November 2024 · Opus Antiques
This “Large Table Snuff Shoe - With Heart” found a buyer.

It was listed by Opus Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

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Description

An unusual  C19th table snuff box in the shape of a  high heeled  shoe which has a swing lid with a carved heart on it.

These larger snuff boxes would have been placed on the table for people to help themselves to.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Wooden Shoe Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

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Description
An unusual  C19th table snuff box in the shape of a  high heeled  shoe which has a swing lid with a carved heart on it.

These larger snuff boxes would have been placed on the table for people to help themselves to.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Wooden Shoe Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

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SA1108050
Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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Archive I A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Large Table Snuff Shoe - With Heart

Archive II A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid. View II
Archive III A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid. View III
Archive IV A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid. View IV
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Opus Antiques

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A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid.
A Large Table Snuff Shoe - with heart
Ref: SA1108050
A carved wooden shoe-shaped snuff box with incised geometric decoration and a heart motif on the sliding lid.
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  • ObjectDecorative Container
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFolk Art
  • Material[Wood]
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsIncised hatching, Sliding lid, Heart motif

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A shoe-shaped snuff box is a traditional container carved from wood, used in the 18th and 19th centuries to hold finely ground tobacco for nasal consumption. The shoe motif was often loaded with romantic or symbolic meaning, frequently given as a token of affection.

These pieces were typically crafted from dense domestic or exotic hardwoods such as boxwood, walnut, or fruitwood. Artisans used hand-carving chisels and gouges, often incorporating intricate incised lines, sliding lids, or pewter inlays.

Authentication involves examining the tool marks, timber shrinkage, natural patina, and the fit of the sliding lid. Genuine historical examples exhibit consistent surface wear, oxidisation appropriate to their age, and hand-cut joinery rather than modern machinery marks.

As small-scale curiosities, these objects work effectively when displayed on a mantelpiece, bookshelf, or side table alongside books and ceramics. Their dark timber tones and sculptural forms provide tactile contrast in modern minimalist or traditional settings.

Preservation requires keeping wooden items out of direct sunlight and away from central heating vents to prevent cracking. Dust gently with a dry, soft cloth and occasionally apply microcrystalline wax to nourish the surface without altering the historic patina.
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