What is an antique metal snuff box?

These small pocket containers were made to hold powdered tobacco, known as snuff, which users inhaled through the nose during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Craftsmen produced them in various metals including brass, copper, silver, and gold, often adding hinged lids and engraved decoration.

How do I date an antique snuff box?

Dating relies on hallmarks stamped into silver and gold pieces, stylistic clues such as Rococo scrolls or Victorian ornamentation, and makers' marks. Base metal boxes without hallmarks require comparison of their construction techniques, hinge styles, and inscribed dates to determine their period of origin.

How should I clean my antique metal box?

Metal boxes generally require minimal intervention to preserve their historic patination and any original gilding or surface treatments. Harsh chemical polishes should be avoided, using instead a soft dry cloth to remove dust from engraved crevices and hinges.

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These antique metal snuff boxes are small portable containers designed for tobacco, holding the history of personal habits in brass, silver, and gold.

Unusual Chinese Carved Hard Stone Snuff Bottle . The Stopper Is Fashioned from Gilt Metal and Hard Stone

19th century

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Unusual Chinese Carved Hard Stone Snuff Bottle . The Stopper Is Fashioned from Gilt Metal and Hard Stone

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£385

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18th century

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A Rare and Interesting Dutch Early 18th Century Heavy Gauge Brass Table Snuff or Tobacco Box

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£245

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19th century

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A Charming 19th Century Brass Snuff Box with an Inscription. Take a Pinch and Welcome

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£225

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Antique Solid Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box, Rococo Motif and Meleager Boar Head Scene - 18th C.

18th century

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Antique Solid Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box, Rococo Motif and Meleager Boar Head Scene - 18th C.

From Artisan Antiques

£850

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18th century

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18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in Parkland'

From Treaders Collectables

£2,000

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Antique Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Table 19th C

19th century

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Antique Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Table 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£275

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19th century

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A Very Smart Pocket Snuff Box

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£245

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19th century

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19th Century Pewter Snuff Box

From William Rand Antiques

£125

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Painted Tin Snuff/tobacco Tin

From Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

£140

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19th century

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Antique Tiny Gilt Vinaigrette

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£115

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Listings incorporate items from the 18th Century, 19th Century, Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian periods, utilising brass, copper, silver, gold, enamel, and porcelain.

19th century

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Dated 19th Century Dutch Tobacco Box

From Carse Antiques

£125

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A George 111 Gold Plated Engraved Oval Snuff Box

18th century

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A George 111 Gold Plated Engraved Oval Snuff Box

From Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors

£290

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19th century

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Hand Painted Tole Ware Tobacco Box

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£185

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18th century

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18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box

From Treaders Collectables

£1,000

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18th century

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18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780

From Treaders Collectables

£800

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19th century

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Georgian Tobacco/snuff Box, C1820

From Curious Antiques

£175

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Antique Metal Snuff

Unusual Chinese Carved Hard Stone Snuff Bottle . The Stopper Is Fashioned from Gilt Metal and Hard Stone

A Rare and Interesting Dutch Early 18th Century Heavy Gauge Brass Table Snuff or Tobacco Box

A Charming 19th Century Brass Snuff Box with an Inscription. Take a Pinch and Welcome

Antique Solid Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box, Rococo Motif and Meleager Boar Head Scene - 18th C.

18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in Parkland'

Antique Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Table 19th C

A Very Smart Pocket Snuff Box

19th Century Pewter Snuff Box

Early 19th Century Painted Tin Snuff/tobacco Tin

Antique Tiny Gilt Vinaigrette

Dated 19th Century Dutch Tobacco Box

A George 111 Gold Plated Engraved Oval Snuff Box

Hand Painted Tole Ware Tobacco Box

18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box

18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780

Georgian Tobacco/snuff Box, C1820

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