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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 | Sterling Silver | Whaling Scene, Hinged Lid, 2 3/4 x 2 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Coconut Shell | Hand Carved, 18th Century, 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Musical, Sectional Comb, Monogram, 3 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Carnelian | Stone, Reeded, 6 Panels, Leaves, Silver, Gilt Mount, Paris, c.1830, 2 7/8 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Metal | Riverside Village Scene, Flower Sprays, South Staffordshire, c.1775, 3 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Basketwork, Waved Borders, Oval Medallion On Lid, Base, Lb, France, 2 3/4 In. | 2008 | | Snuffboxes | Agate | Victorian, 19th Century, 5/8 X 1 1/2 X 2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Farmers, Butterflies, Leaves, Double, Hinged Cover, France, 1800s, 3 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | George Iii Bust | Tortoiseshell, C.1800, 2 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Gilt Copper | Tortoiseshell, Round, Hinged, Inlaid Flowers, Continental, 2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | Cornucopia Shape, Sterling Silver Mount, Thistles, Scotland, 4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | Ivory Inlay, Curved Shape, Hinged Lid, Scotland, 1 1/2 X 4 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Papier-mache | Border, Lid Medallion, 19th Century, 3/4 X 2 1/2 X 1 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Porcelain | Scrolled, Gilded Leaves, Enamel, Seaside Landscape, 1800s, 3 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Agate, Armorial Crest, Inscription, Norway, Late 1700s, 2 1/4 X 1 X 2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Agate, Cartouche Shape, Leaves, Continental, C.1740, 3 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Agate, Motto, Let The Deed Shaw, Scotland, George Ii, C.1760, 2 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Gold Plated Edges, Continental, 3/4 X 1 1/2 X 3 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Oblong, Cast Cover Horse Racing Scene, England, George Iv, C.1828, 3 1/2 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Silver | Oblong, Hinged Cover, Cartouche, Decoration, France, Early 1800s, 3 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Steel | Presentation, Inscription, John Brockford, Lighterman, Surry, 1735, 3 1/4 X 1 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Tortoiseshell | Burl Walnut, Landscape Print Under Glass, 3 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Tortoiseshell | Round, Portrait, Washington In Military Uniform, 2 3/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Tortoiseshell | Silver, Mother-of-pearl, Scottish Dancing Scene, Oval, Early 1700s, 3 1/4 In. | 2007 | | Snuffboxes | Wood | Black Lacquer, Baseball Batter, 1800s, 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 In. | 2007 |
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