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An Antique Horn Snuff Box - With Painted Hunting Scene
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An Antique Horn Snuff Box - With Painted Hunting Scene

19th century
Sold 13 December 2025 · Opus Antiques
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A 19th century horn snuff box, oval in shape. The lid is painted with a colourful hunting scene.

The box measures 8cm w x 2.3cm h.

Date of Manufacture

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

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Description
A 19th century horn snuff box, oval in shape. The lid is painted with a colourful hunting scene.

The box measures 8cm w x 2.3cm h.

Date of Manufacture

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

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SA1184970
Opus Antiques
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Archive I An oval antique horn snuff box with a hand-painted hunting scene on the lid, showing horses and hounds. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

An Antique Horn Snuff Box - With Painted Hunting Scene

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An oval antique horn snuff box with a hand-painted hunting scene on the lid, showing horses and hounds.
An Antique Horn Snuff Box - with painted hunting scene
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An oval antique horn snuff box with a hand-painted hunting scene on the lid, showing horses and hounds.
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  • ObjectDecorative Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialHorn, Paint
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsHand-painted hunting scene, Oval form, Fitted lid

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A horn snuff box is a small container historically used to hold powdered tobacco, known as snuff, crafted primarily during the 18th and 19th centuries from animal horn.

These boxes were typically made by softening animal horn in hot water, pressing it into moulds, and sometimes decorating the lids with hand-painted scenes or scrimshaw engravings.

Authenticity is identified through natural grain variations in the horn, historic wear patterns, period-appropriate hinges, and signs of age such as shrinkage or crazing in the painted finish.

Small antique boxes can be displayed on a bookshelf, coffee table, or mantelpiece as a curious object of art, adding historic texture to modern spaces.

Preservation requires keeping horn away from direct sunlight and excessive heat to prevent warping, cleaning only with a dry or very slightly damp soft cloth without harsh chemicals.
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