Regency Snuff Boxes
"Such a pretty box! What I should call a nice visiting-box, but not suitable for morning wear." (Lord Petersham in Regency Buck.)
Since quite a few of Georgette Heyer's novels refer to snuff boxes, I started to wonder what they are like.
Here is a website with some really fine examples of rare snuff boxes for sale - not cheap either. Maybe some of these would have appealed to Lord Petersham.
And here is a nice article about antique snuff boxes along with some history and photos of some nice boxes.
If you want to start your own collection of Regency snuff boxes, eBay is a good place to start looking. Here are some examples:
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 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS 5 SNUFF BOTTLES SHELL 3230 $55.00 Time Remaining: 35m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 1833 QUALITY RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO ENAMEL SNUFF BOX $450.00 Time Remaining: 56m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 |
 ANTIQUE SHELL METAL SNUFF PILL BOX UNUSUAL $9.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 16m |
 Antique French Gilded Silver Snuff Box $299.00 Time Remaining: 3h 23m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 Rare Antique Dutch Snuff Box Set With Silver Coin KIng Willem III Ox Bone $499.00 Time Remaining: 4h 57m Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 RARE BRONZE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX 11 2 LONG 1 WIDE HUMMING BIRD $19.99 Time Remaining: 5h 36m |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER SHELL SNUFF BOX RARE $699.99 Time Remaining: 6h 44m Buy It Now for only: $699.99 |
 Silverplate snuff box boar hunt 3 x 2 x 3 4 flip top hinged lid plating loss $49.99 Time Remaining: 7h 5m |
 Wood Snuff Pill Box Napoleon Bonaparte Battle Of Austerlitz Hat France Ca 1880 $465.00 Time Remaining: 7h 22m Buy It Now for only: $465.00 |
 Gorham sterling silver pill box pillbox 925 snuff box estate piece $23.94 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 58m |
 Antique Brass Snuff Box with Pattern Out ofHorn $82.99 Time Remaining: 10h 2m Buy It Now for only: $82.99 |
 CHINESE HANDWORK DRAGON PHOENIX OLD JADE SNUFF BOTTLE $0.01 Time Remaining: 10h 31m |
 Antique Russian Silver Pug Dog Snuff Box 18th Century $5,900.00 Time Remaining: 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $5,900.00 |
 LOVELY SILVER OX BONE PORTRAIT POPPIES PILL SNUFF BOX GERMAN $219.40 Time Remaining: 13h 20m Buy It Now for only: $219.40 |
 RARE Antique Austria Hungarian Niello 800 Silver Snuff Box Vesta Case $57.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 32m |
 ANTIQUE SIGNED Japanese STERLING SILVER 950 coin PILL snuff BOX $48.50 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 13h 39m |
 VINTAGE CHINESE SILVER SNUFF BOX DOUBLE COVER w SECURE LATCH $89.00 Time Remaining: 14h 30m |
 Gold Bronze Snuff Box Queen Made in Italy $149.99 Time Remaining: 14h 53m |
 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW BONE SNUFF BOX SHIP ETCHING $139.00 Time Remaining: 15h 11m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 Hand Painted Early Mid 19th c Chinoiserie Papier Mache Snuff Box English NR $19.95 Time Remaining: 15h 56m |
 ANTIQUE HORN SILVER SNUFF MULL 1845 $200.00 Time Remaining: 17h 38m |
 Antique Miniature Portrait Painting atop Papier Mache Snuff Box $12.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 6m |
 Sterling Silver High Relief Jesus Christ Pill Snuff Box Gold Wash Interior $60.00 Time Remaining: 19h 33m |
 Antique Chinese PEWTER Mango Snuff BOX Export LABEL Coral Jade Bowl 1900s CHINA $125.00 Time Remaining: 20h 38m |
 Antique Enamel Nude Cherub Silver Gilt SnuffBox Austria $1,650.00 Time Remaining: 23h 4m Buy It Now for only: $1,650.00 |
 Fine Sterling Silver Snuff Tobacco Box France Ca1900 $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 59m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 CHINESE CARVED STATUE OX BONE SNUFF BOTTLE PIG $0.45 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 10m |
 Antique Dutch Silver Reeded Tobacco Snuff Box Netherlands Holland 1850 $550.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 33m Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
 19thc DRESDEN PORCELAIN SNUFF PILL BOX HUNTING DOGS $250.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 38m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 CHINESE 4 REVERSE GLASS PAINTED PAINTING SNUFF BOTTLE SET OF FOUR W BOX $94.99 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 53m Buy It Now for only: $94.99 |
 Vintage WELLS STERLING SILVER Guilloche Trinket Snuff Pill Box $26.13 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 53m |
 Russian Silver and Niello Snuff Box Moscow 1857 $549.99 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 58m Buy It Now for only: $549.99 |
 Antique European 900 Silver Snuff Box Etched Cossack Hussar Battle Scene $799.99 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $799.99 |
 WOOD HUGHES REPOUSSE Patch Pill SNUFF BOX Sterling Silver Victorian C 1891 $56.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 38m |
 Snuff Box silver piper bag pipes Scottish scots guards $15.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 14m |
 Vintage Sterling Silver 925 Snuff or Pill Box Mexico Signed Artist E Lopez $29.95 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 38m |
 1890s French Papier Mache Snuff Box Nouveau Chinoiserie $235.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 50m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX CASE $799.00 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 10m Buy It Now for only: $799.00 |
 5 ANTIQUE STERLING SNUFF PATCH PILL PURSE CHATELAINE BOXES inc GORHAM REPOUSSE $123.73 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 19h 55m |
 FRENCH SOLID SILVER SNUFFBOX PILLBOX SNUFF BOX PILL BOX France ca1900s Excellent $249.00 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 19m Buy It Now for only: $249.00 |
 ANTIQUE sterling SILVER pill BOX SNUFF BOX vintage $199.00 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 32m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 Snuff Tabac Rappe Amber Glass Apothecary Jar Antique St Vincent tobacco vintage $249.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 2m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Snuff Bottles 3 in Beautiful Satin Box China $15.00 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 15m |
 German 935 Sterling Silver Tobacco Snuff Box Germany Ca 1930 $375.00 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 39m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
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