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Snuffboxes held snuff. Taking snuff was popular long before cigarettes became available. The gentleman or lady would take a small pinch of the ground tobacco or snuff in the fingers, then sniff it and sneeze. Snuffboxes were made of many materials, including gold, silver, enameled metal, and wood. Most snuffboxes date from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries. Snuffboxes have strong hinges so that they could keep out air that would dry out the snuff. Snuff bottles are listed in the Bottle category.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Snuffboxes | George Iii | Varicolored, A.j. Starachan, Red Gold, Oak Leaves, Acorns, 2 7/8 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Amber, White, Switzerland, 19th Century, 3 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Blue, Gilded, Stars, Lozenges, Switzerland, Late 18th Century, 3 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Varicolored, Alpine Scene, Leaves, Switzerland, C.1820, 3 7/16 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Ivory | Painting Of Hercules & Omphale, Tortoiseshell Lining, Oval, Case, 3 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | Isaac Chauncy Of The U.S. Navy, 3 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | Victory Over The Lake Champlain, Naval Battle, 3 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Pottery | Raised Flowers, Women Using Snuff, Pewter Neckband, Screw Lid, 6 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Fish Shape, Articulated Body, Head Forms Lid, Red Cabochon Eyes, 3 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Rectangular, Canted Corners, Hallmarked, Engraved, Kalmar Anno 1802, 3 x 1 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Tortoiseshell | Oval, Cupid Engraved Lid, Silver Mount, France, C.1800, 2 3/4 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Wood | Lacquered, Hand Painted, Man With Baby In Cradle, 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 4 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Tin | Victoria & Albert | 2004 | | Snuffboxes | Agate | Gold Mounted, Bowfront, Germany, Late 18th Century, 3 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Brass | Gilded, Thomas Jefferson, England, C.1807 | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Burlwood | Ivory Portrait, Young Woman, Tortoiseshell Lined, C.1820, 3 3/8 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Carved Horn | Boot Shape, Oval Lid, 2 1/2 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Brass, 19th Century, 2 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Figures In Country Landscape, Metal Mounts, Battersea, C.1760, 2 1/2 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Green, Pink Flowers, Brass, France, 19th Century, 2 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Spray Of Flowers On Lid, Scrolls On Sides, C.1835, 3 3/4 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Transfer, Landscape, Oval, Battersea, C.1760, 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Harvest Trophy Cover, Flower Sides, Geneva, 1825, 2 7/8 In. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Indian Woman Portrait Cover, Continental, 1900, 2 3/4 In. Diam. | 2003 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | 19 Separate Sections, Rocker Shape Bottom, C.1850, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 In. | 2003 |
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