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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 | Enamel | Cover, Hinged, Cupid With Border Of Pearls, Deep Blue Translucent, 1810, 3 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Floral Thumbpiece, Scene Of Deer & Pheasants On Lid, 1824, 4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | White Body, Green Swags, Verse, Round, 1 x 1 1/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | English Silver | Ribbed, Floral Medallion On Front, Nathaniel Mills, 1825, 2 3/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Chased, Cupid At Altar Of Love, 1770, 2 7/8 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Cupid Riding On Back Of Lion, 1820, 3 3/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Facets, Flutes Body, Gold Mount, 1770, 2 1/2 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Hinged, Portrait Of Young Lady, Cameo, 1840, 2 3/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Leaf Border, Rectangular, 1803, 3 5/8 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Cover, Leaves, Flowerhead Design, Rectangular, 19th Century, 3 1/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Cover, 3 Putti Holding Open Book Amongst Clouds, 1820, 4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enameled Egyptian Scene On Lid, Pharaoh, Slave, 3 5/8 x 2 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Gutta-percha | Ivory Portrait Of Maiden Under Glass On Lid, C.1795 | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | Compass Star & Sunburst On Lid, Brass Hinges, 3 5/8 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | Fleur-de-lis, Carved W.p./a.g. 28/1779, 3 x 2 1/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Lacquer | Hinged Lid, 2 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Leather | Ivory Plaque, Hunter In 18th Century Attire, Watching Pheasant, 4 1/2 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Mother-of-pearl Lid | Silver Mounted Sides, Figural Scene, 1840s | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | , Women & Suitors, In Garden, Floral Underside, Man Interior Lid | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | Double Cover, Hunter, Dog, Erotic Couple, 1800s, 7/8 x 3 3/8 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | Women & Suitors, In Garden, Floral Underside, Man Interior Lid, 3 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Porcelain | Courtship Scene On Lid, Side Figures, Pug Dogs On Bottom, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Porcelain | Cover, Floral, Shell Rim, Huntsman Mounting Quarry, William Iv, 1834, 4 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Porcelain | Different Scenes, Cherubs On Top, Holding Globe & Telescope, 3/4 x 2 In. | 2002 | | Snuffboxes | Pressed Burl | Les Montagnes Francais Jardins Beaujon, 3 3/8 In. | 2002 |
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