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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 | Wood | Shoe Shape, Carved, Signed, R, 1 3/4 X 4 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Burl | Signed, George Sinclair Bonnington, England, 4 X 4 X 2 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Robin On Grassy Ground, Staffordshire, Early 1800s, 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Enamel, Hinged Lid, Harbor, Rectangular, Continental, C.1900, 1 3/4 X 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | Hinged Wooden Lid With Horn, Brass Tacks, Incised, Initials Mb, 3 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Porcelain | Hinged Lid, Birds, Flowers, Circular, Chinese Export, 1700s, 2 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Engine Turned Decoration, Leaf Borders, Oval, Germany, 1880, 2 3/4 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | George I Style, Rectangular, Canted Corners, Engraved Scrolls, 1718, 2 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | George Iii, Oblong, John Shaw, England, 1815, 2 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | George Iii, Rectangular, Scrolling Flowers & Leaves, England, 1815, 2 3/4 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | George Iv, Rectangular, Turned Side Panels, 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Hinged Agate Lid, Scrollwork, Cartouche Shape, Continental, 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Hinged Lid, Flowers, Inscription, Rectangular, Canada, C.1850, 3 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Hinged Lid, Flowers, Leaves, Rectangular, England, Edward Smith, 1856, 3 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Hinged Lid, Flowers, Leaves, Shells, Rectangular, Continental, Early 1800s, 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Nielloed, Hinged Lid, Figures, Leaves, Ribbed Sides, Russia, 1811, 3 1/4 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Scrollwork, Nathaniel Mills, Rectangular, Birmingham, England, 1845, 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Secretary Bookcase Shape, Chased, Engraved, Dutch, 2 3/4 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Tortoiseshell | Silver Mounted, Fluted Lid, Reeded Body, Oval, 3 1/2 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Hinged Lid, Boar's Head, Hunting Scene, France, 18th Century, 3 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Silver Plate | Lion's Face Form, England, 1 3/4 In. | 2006 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Flowers, Geometric Design, Signed, Limoges, France | 2005 | | Snuffboxes | English Oak | Carved, Mermaid, Tudor Roses, Late 17th Century | 2005 | | Snuffboxes | Fruitwood | Ship, Penwork, Hinged Deck Lids, England, 4 In., Pair | 2005 | | Snuffboxes | Gilt Metal | Oval, Engine Turned Ground, Louis Xvi Style, 3 1/4 In. | 2005 |
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