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Antique Burr Snuff Box - With Rare Secret Compartment
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Antique Burr Snuff Box - With Rare Secret Compartment

19th century
Sold 16 June 2025 · Opus Antiques
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Description

This circular  burr maple snuff box has a rare addition of a secret compartment, very few snuff boxes wer built with this additional feature.

The lid unscrews to reveal a tortoiseshell interior, this tortoiseshell interior unscrews on the base to reveal an engraving hidden under glass surrounded by a ring.

The engraving represents the profiles of the French Royal family starting with King Louis XVIII, the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême, King Charles X and the Duke of Berry. A final profile at the bottom remains to be identified.

King Louis reigned between 1814-1824.

This snuff box dates from around C1820.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Burr Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

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This circular  burr maple snuff box has a rare addition of a secret compartment, very few snuff boxes wer built with this additional feature.
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The lid unscrews to reveal a tortoiseshell interior, this tortoiseshell interior unscrews on the base to reveal an engraving hidden under glass surrounded by a ring.
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fig 1. An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid.
fig 1. Antique Burr Snuff Box - With Rare Secret Compartment

The engraving represents the profiles of the French Royal family starting with King Louis XVIII, the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême, King Charles X and the Duke of Berry. A final profile at the bottom remains to be identified.

King Louis reigned between 1814-1824.

This snuff box dates from around C1820.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Burr Snuff Box to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1128927
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Archive I An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Burr Snuff Box - With Rare Secret Compartment

Archive II An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid. View II
Archive III An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid. View III
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An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid.
Antique Burr Snuff Box - with rare secret compartment
Ref: SA1128927
An open circular burr wood snuff box displaying a printed portrait under glass inside the base and a dark tortoise-shell style lining in the lid.
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  • ObjectBoxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialBurr wood, horn, paper
  • ColourWarm brown
  • MotifsBurr wood grain, Printed portrait insert, Turned circular profile

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Snuff boxes became highly fashionable across Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries as the consumption of powdered tobacco peaked among the elite classes.

Craftspeople utilised a wide variety of materials including precious metals, tortoiseshell, papier-mache, horn, and highly figured hardwoods such as burr walnut and maple.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit hand-turned construction marks, natural age patination, historical wear patterns, and traditional joinery techniques appropriate to their era.

These small decorative objects work well displayed on a bookshelf, coffee table, or mantelpiece as a focal point of historical interest and tactile curiosity.

Keep wooden boxes away from direct sunlight and extreme humidity fluctuations, treating them occasionally with a microcrystalline wax to protect the historical finish.
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