A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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 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

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

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"

European Silver Cowry Shell Snuff Box, Likely 18th Century. Inscribed "Isaac Abrams" to base. Unmarked, but tests for silver. Likely 18th Century and Possibly Scottish. Weight Approx., 68.31 grams Mea

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

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

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

Antique 18th C Sterling Silver & Shell Snuff Box. Natural sea shell mounted with chased sterling silver. Mid to late 18th century. Measures 2.5 inches in length.

A GEORGE III SILVER AND COWRIE SHELL SNUFF, LATE 18TH CENTURY, the hinged silver (untested) mount struck with maker's mark 'B.S' only. 8cm

European Silver Cowrie Shell Snuff Box, 18th / 19th Century. Unmarked, tests for silver. Weight Approx., 77.35 grams Measures Approx., 3.25 inches x 2.5 inches x 1.5 inches tall Domestic Shipping: $20

A GEORGE III SILVER AND COWRIE SHELL SNUFF, LATE 18TH CENTURY, the hinged silver (untested) mount with inset shell panel to the base, unmarked. 8.6cm

A Group of Four Georgian Gold Mounted Tortoise Shell Snuff Boxes Late 18th/Early 19th Century Width of largest example 2 1/8 inches.  

A group of three silver-mounted cowrie shell snuffboxes, late 18th to early 19th century, the first engraved with the crest of the House of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle, 6.5cm long, the second engraved

Five Scottish Silver Mounted Horn Snuff Mulls late 18th to early 19th century, the first in natural scrolled horn form with silver thistle mount to lid and shield cartouche engraved with WR script mon

A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOX oval form, painted to the exterior and interior with 17th Century figures preparing for and returning from a hunt, within gilt foliate

Quality Antique 18th C Silver & Marble Snuff Box. Late 18th century silver mounted and carved marble snuff box. Measures 2.5 inches in diameter.

Five British and Italian silver accessoriesvarious makerslate 18th-20th centuryComprising a Scottish silver and stone mounted horn snuff mull, unmarked, two vinaigrettes by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingha

A Collection of Nine English and Continental Boxes 18th Century and Later comprising a continental silver and tortoise-shell mounted snuff box, an enamel on copper bonbonniere in the form of love bird

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

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

Scottish sterling silver Cowry Shell snuff box, George III 1799. Monogrammed "JK 1799" to the gilt interior. Hallmarked PA to the interior rim. Weight Approx., 78 grams Measures Approx., 3.5 inches x

European Silver Cowry Shell Snuff Box, 19th Century. Unmarked, but tests fo silver. Weight Approx., 125 grams Measures Approx., 3.5 inches x 2.25 inches x 1.75 inches tall Domestic Shipping: $25