![A Russian Silver and Niello Decorated Snuff Box: A Russian Silver and Niello Decorated Snuff Box Moscow, Circa 1891 marked with '84' standard to interior 3 ozt 6 dwt 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 inches. Provenance: Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James W](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/332420/179320947_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717617820)
Silver Snuff Boxes & Tobacco Boxes
![A Russian Silver and Niello Decorated Snuff Box: A Russian Silver and Niello Decorated Snuff Box Moscow, Circa 1891 marked with '84' standard to interior 3 ozt 6 dwt 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 inches. Provenance: Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James W](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/332420/179320947_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717617820)
![ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX WITH NIELLO DECORATION: An antique Russian silver snuff box, adorned with scrolling floral niello decoration on the surface. This piece features a hinged lid and a luxurious gold-wash interior, exemplifying the elegance and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/331859/179023859_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717181638)
![Antique Meissen 800 Silver & Porcelain Snuff Box: DESCRIPTION: Antique Meissen Porcelain snuff box with cobalt blue color, ornate gilt foliate designs surrounding polychrome floral bouquets, completed with 800 silver fittings. Underglaze crossed swor](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1373/332325/179229844_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717450977)
![Antique French Etched Silver Snuff Box: DESCRIPTION: Antique silver snuff box etched with a scene on the lid of a town on a river and with braided foliage on sides. Hallmarked with Minerva head on side of lid indicating either 950 or 800 gr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1373/332325/179229790_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717450977)
![Antique Victorian Black Lacquer Snuff Boxes: Collection of 4 Antique Victorian Black Lacquer Papier Mache Snuff Boxes. Octagonal box with silver inlay measures 3.5 x 2 x 1 inch H, smallest box measures 2.75 x 1.25 x 1 inch.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3185/332370/179255994_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717511887)
![800 SILVER & ENAMEL HORSE HEAD SNUFF BOX: 800 SILVER SNUFF BOX WITH ENAMEL HORSE HEAD - 2.84ozt ; 3" x 2"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1417/332505/179320277_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614152)
![Two Russian .84 Silver Niello Snuff Boxes: Two Russian .84 Silver Niello Snuff Boxes. Comprising box depicting Peter the Great "Bronze Horseman" monument to cover and architectural scene to reverse, gold wash to exterior and interior; smaller](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1098/331812/178995518_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717112707)
![AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SILVER SNUFF BOX of Prisoner of War interest. London 1814. 65.9 grams.: AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SILVER SNUFF BOX of Prisoner of War interest. London 1814. 65.9 grams. 7 cm x 3.75 cm. Note: Inscribed to the interior 'Sint Eustatius Captured 1781, prize money paid 181](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332661/179450405_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770603)
![A Chinese silver 'dragon' box and a tobacco box, Sheng chang mark, 19th C.: Dim.: 15,5 x 10 x 7 cm (the 'dragon' box) Dim.: 17,5 x 8,5 cm (the tobacco box) Weight: 490 grams (the 'dragon' box) 245 grams (the tobacco box)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4375/332467/179306978_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717661653)
![19th C. Levi & Salaman Silver & Crystal Snuff Box: 19th C. Levi & Salaman Silver & Crystal Snuff Box. L 4.5" x W 1.5" x H 2.5"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6631/330390/178112128_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716228946)
![Antique European Silver Tobacco Snuff Box: DESCRIPTION: Antique European silver tobacco snuff box designed with a circular form, with rounded edges, decorated with a repousse motif on the hinged lid, depicting a mother with child scene. Marked](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1373/333356/179999327_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718316287)
![ANTIQUE SILVER CIGARETTE CASE AND TOBACCO BOX: A pair of early 20th-century smoking accessories. First. A silver cigarette case with hinged lid. Guilloche surface. The interior is gilt and has a holder. Unmarked. Second. A silver tobacco box with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/332667/179457110_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717760590)
![AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILVER SNUFF BOX. Birmingham 1816. 59.4 grams. 6.25cm x 4 cm.: AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILVER SNUFF BOX. Birmingham 1816. 59.4 grams. 6.25cm x 4 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332661/179450400_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770603)
![A Victorian silver snuff box by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1858, of shaped rectangular form, cover,: A Victorian silver snuff box by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1858, of shaped rectangular form, cover, sides and base chased with intricate scrolled foliate decoration, framing a cartouche with the inscrip](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6447/333217/179885173_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718287309)
![A George IV silver snuff box by Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham 1825, of rectangular form, cover chased: A George IV silver snuff box by Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham 1825, of rectangular form, cover chased with gilt roses and thistles on a textured ground, centred with an applied curvilinear vacant cartouch](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6447/333217/179885175_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718287309)
![Austrai-Hungary Silver Snuff Box: Austrai-Hungary .900 snuff box. Dated 1860. Floral engraved designs to lid with rounded corners. Weight Approx., 4.05 ozt Measures Approx., 3.3 in. x 1 in. x 2.1 in. tall Domestic Shipping: $20](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6537/330416/178124754_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718052849)
![CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FLORAL SNUFF BOX w/ GOLD WASHED INTERIOR, QING DYN, PEONIES, CHRYSANTHEMUM,: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FLORAL SNUFF BOX w/ GOLD WASHED INTERIOR, QING DYN, PEONIES, CHRYSANTHEMUM, BIRD A rounded rectangular box with hinged lid, decorated both top and bottom with chased peonies / c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/672/332796/179549601_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717796272)
News about Silver Snuff Boxes & Tobacco Boxes
![Enigmatic Elizabethan-style silver and Ming porcelain goblet lands at Chiswick June 11](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/178878213_1_x.jpg)
Enigmatic Elizabethan-style silver and Ming porcelain goblet lands at Chiswick June 11
LONDON, UK — At the third time of asking, an enigmatic Elizabethan style silver and porcelain goblet carries an estimate of £6,000-£8,000 ($7,700-$10,000) at Chiswick Auctions on June 11. The so-called de Pinna cup, cataloged as dating from circa 1580-1600, appears at auction following an examination by a committee of experts and two episodes of […]
![American, English, and Continental Silver comes to New York May 28](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/178020302_1_x.jpg)
American, English, and Continental Silver comes to New York May 28
NEW YORK — American, English, and Continental silver ranging from the 18th to the 21st centuries comes to market at Jasper52 on Tuesday, May 28 exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. The sale is highlighted by this early 18th-century George II silver bread basket, made in London in 1728 by Thomas Farren. With a beautiful scrolling edge upper […]
![New England and midwestern 19th-century silver holloware arrives at SJ Auctioneers May 26](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/177632887_1_x.jpg)
New England and midwestern 19th-century silver holloware arrives at SJ Auctioneers May 26
BROOKLYN, NY — Hollowares from heyday of American silver manufacturing will appear at SJ Auctioneers on Sunday, May 26. Bidding for the array of late 19th- and early 20th-century domestic silver forms by eminent and preeminent New England and Midwest makers is available online at LiveAuctioneers. Estimated at $1,500-$2,000 each are handwrought Gilded Age wares […]
![Spurned when new, Erik Magnussen’s silver designs have found an enthusiastic audience](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Footed-bowl.jpg)
Spurned when new, Erik Magnussen’s silver designs have found an enthusiastic audience
NEW YORK – Danish American silversmith Erik Magnussen (1884-1961) dreamed up stunning, innovative silver designs in the late 1920s, but he might have been a little too far ahead of his time. This Art Deco-era footed silver dish for Gorham by Erik Magnussen, having toucan-form handles, made $6,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2023. […]