Large Tiger Cowrie Metal Mounted Snuff Box

Georgian; 19th century. Large tiger cowrie shell snuff box with gilt metal mounts. Unmarked. 3.65". Standard shipping to the continental United States for this lot is $21.00 and includes signature ser

London; 18th - 19th century. Group of 3 large silver mounted cowrie snuff boxes. Each with chased decoration. One dated 1799, another bears the mark of Wm. Pitts - c. 1857, last bearing the mark of Wm

Late 19th century. Group of 4 objects to include; Spoon with claw handle and cowrie shell bowl with chased metal connector. Silver mounted Cowrie shell snuff box with abaloni base. Mussel shell and st

likely French, early 19th century, to include: one as a hound with a nursing pup with a gilt metal mount and gilt and painted floral detailing to base and interior (1.5 x 2 5/8 in.); the second a pug

* A French Carved Acacia and Silvered Metal Mounted Snuff Box la jurassienne, second half 19th century the lid with an inset four-leaf cover. Width 3 1/8 inches. Estimate $80-120 Property from the Col

19th Century carved wooden snuff box in the form of a shoe and a white metal mounted snuff box formed from a nut shell

2 Mounted Shell Boxes. 1 metal mounted, green shell snuff box and 1 hinged box. Measures: 2 1/4"

Tabatière rectangulaire armoriée monture en métal doré, Doccia, circa 1760 A Doccia gilt-metal-mounted rectangular armorial snuffbox, circa 1760 The box moulded with flowers and le

John Kiedder Scottish cowry shell silver mounted snuff box, 1785. Hand chased intricate armorial crest with a lion to the underside with an indistinguishable monogram. Hallmark to the interior, 18th C

3” by 2 1/4” by 1 1/4” deep. Monogramed.

Approx. 8 1/2" W.

A CONTINENTAL SILVER METAL MOUNTED CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOX, POSSIBLY AUSTRIAN, 19TH CENTURY, the rectangular hinged lid centering berried blossoming stems with scrolling leaves in shallow relief

A LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, the hinged cover repoussé with a shell, scrolls, flowers and leaves, the mount bright-cut engraved and with shell-form motifs to ei

A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, LATE 18TH CENTURY, unmarked, the polished cowrie shell mounted with reeded rim, the hinged cover with bright-cut engraved border and initials. 8cm wid

A 19TH CENTURY BRASS-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, the polished shell mounted with a scallop edge, with a plain hinged cover. 4.5cm by 9cm by 7.5cm

Scottish cowry shell and silver mounted snuff box, unmarked, 18th C., original owner's name engraved on silver portion, 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Scottish cowry shell and silver mounted snuff box, unmarked, 18th C., original owner's monogram with ribbon engraved on silver portion, 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"

A silver-mounted cowrie shell snuffbox, 'I.L' maker's mark, late 18th century, the hinged cover later engraved 'W. Porter' above a Celtic cross and circle enclosed with an egg-and-dart border, 8.5cm l

Boulle inlaid with silver and gold thread. 1 1/4 x 3 x 2 1/2 inches Condition: Losses to inlay Temp No 3854

Seventeen piece asian lot. Consisting of seven mini lucky gods Okimono, eight hard stone carvings and two large Chinese metal mounted resin 6.5" snuff bottles. Ht: 8" (tallest figure)

An early 19th century silver coloured metal mounted mother of pearl rectangular snuff box, hinged cover, 6cm wide, c.1820

A Continental Gilt Metal Mounted and Portrait Miniature Inset Tortoiseshell Snuff Box Likely French, 18th Century Diameter 3 inches.  

Two Continental Gilt Metal Mounted and Portrait Miniature Inset Tortoiseshell Snuff Boxes Likely French, 18th Century Diameter of larger example 2 3/4 inches.  

Four 19th C. shell and silver-mounted snuff boxes to include three cowrie shells and one mussel shell. One cowrie shell has Scottish "JF" hallmark stamp (possibly Jacob Feinmesser). Largest: 2-1/2in t