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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 vintage silver plated snuff pill box maker marked sf $19.99 Time Remaining: 37m Buy It Now for only: $23.99 |
 2 HAND CARVED PEKING GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES BAT 3237 $35.00 Time Remaining: 55m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES SKYBLUE 3256 $35.00 Time Remaining: 56m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS 3 SNUFF BOTTLES 4708 $35.00 Time Remaining: 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 6 CHINESE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE DRAGONS 3398 $40.00 Time Remaining: 1h 16m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS 4 SNUFF BOTTLES 3626 $40.00 Time Remaining: 2h Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS 5 SNUFF BOTTLES SHELL 3230 $55.00 Time Remaining: 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 1833 QUALITY RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO ENAMEL SNUFF BOX $450.00 Time Remaining: 2h 26m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 |
 ANTIQUE SHELL METAL SNUFF PILL BOX UNUSUAL $9.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 47m |
 Antique French Gilded Silver Snuff Box $299.00 Time Remaining: 4h 53m 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: 6h 27m Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 RARE BRONZE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX 11 2 LONG 1 WIDE HUMMING BIRD $19.99 Time Remaining: 7h 6m |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER SHELL SNUFF BOX RARE $699.99 Time Remaining: 8h 14m 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: 8h 36m |
 Wood Snuff Pill Box Napoleon Bonaparte Battle Of Austerlitz Hat France Ca 1880 $465.00 Time Remaining: 8h 52m Buy It Now for only: $465.00 |
 Gorham sterling silver pill box pillbox 925 snuff box estate piece $23.94 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 10h 28m |
 Antique Brass Snuff Box with Pattern Out ofHorn $82.99 Time Remaining: 11h 32m Buy It Now for only: $82.99 |
 CHINESE HANDWORK DRAGON PHOENIX OLD JADE SNUFF BOTTLE $0.01 Time Remaining: 12h 1m |
 Antique Russian Silver Pug Dog Snuff Box 18th Century $5,900.00 Time Remaining: 14h 3m Buy It Now for only: $5,900.00 |
 LOVELY SILVER OX BONE PORTRAIT POPPIES PILL SNUFF BOX GERMAN $219.40 Time Remaining: 14h 51m Buy It Now for only: $219.40 |
 RARE Antique Austria Hungarian Niello 800 Silver Snuff Box Vesta Case $57.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 2m |
 ANTIQUE SIGNED Japanese STERLING SILVER 950 coin PILL snuff BOX $48.50 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 9m |
 VINTAGE CHINESE SILVER SNUFF BOX DOUBLE COVER w SECURE LATCH $89.00 Time Remaining: 16h |
 Gold Bronze Snuff Box Queen Made in Italy $149.99 Time Remaining: 16h 24m |
 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW BONE SNUFF BOX SHIP ETCHING $139.00 Time Remaining: 16h 42m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 Hand Painted Early Mid 19th c Chinoiserie Papier Mache Snuff Box English NR $19.95 Time Remaining: 17h 26m |
 ANTIQUE HORN SILVER SNUFF MULL 1845 $200.00 Time Remaining: 19h 9m |
 Antique Miniature Portrait Painting atop Papier Mache Snuff Box $12.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 37m |
 Sterling Silver High Relief Jesus Christ Pill Snuff Box Gold Wash Interior $60.00 Time Remaining: 21h 3m |
 Antique Chinese PEWTER Mango Snuff BOX Export LABEL Coral Jade Bowl 1900s CHINA $125.00 Time Remaining: 22h 8m |
 Antique Enamel Nude Cherub Silver Gilt SnuffBox Austria $1,650.00 Time Remaining: 1d 34m Buy It Now for only: $1,650.00 |
 Fine Sterling Silver Snuff Tobacco Box France Ca1900 $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 30m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 CHINESE CARVED STATUE OX BONE SNUFF BOTTLE PIG $0.45 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 41m |
 Antique Dutch Silver Reeded Tobacco Snuff Box Netherlands Holland 1850 $550.00 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 3m Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
 19thc DRESDEN PORCELAIN SNUFF PILL BOX HUNTING DOGS $250.00 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 9m 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 13h 23m Buy It Now for only: $94.99 |
 Vintage WELLS STERLING SILVER Guilloche Trinket Snuff Pill Box $26.13 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13h 24m |
 Russian Silver and Niello Snuff Box Moscow 1857 $549.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 28m Buy It Now for only: $549.99 |
 Antique European 900 Silver Snuff Box Etched Cossack Hussar Battle Scene $799.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 56m 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 17h 9m |
 Snuff Box silver piper bag pipes Scottish scots guards $5.75 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 17h 44m |
 Vintage Sterling Silver 925 Snuff or Pill Box Mexico Signed Artist E Lopez $29.95 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 8m |
 1890s French Papier Mache Snuff Box Nouveau Chinoiserie $235.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 21m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX CASE $799.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 41m Buy It Now for only: $799.00 |
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