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 4 SNUFF BOTTLES 3626 $40.00 Time Remaining: 1h 10m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 SUIT OF CHINESE PEKING GLASS 5 SNUFF BOTTLES SHELL 3230 $55.00 Time Remaining: 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 1833 QUALITY RUSSIAN SILVER NIELLO ENAMEL SNUFF BOX $450.00 Time Remaining: 1h 37m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 |
 ANTIQUE SHELL METAL SNUFF PILL BOX UNUSUAL $9.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 57m |
 Antique French Gilded Silver Snuff Box $299.00 Time Remaining: 4h 4m 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: 5h 38m Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 RARE BRONZE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX 11 2 LONG 1 WIDE HUMMING BIRD $19.99 Time Remaining: 6h 16m |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER SHELL SNUFF BOX RARE $699.99 Time Remaining: 7h 24m 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 46m |
 Wood Snuff Pill Box Napoleon Bonaparte Battle Of Austerlitz Hat France Ca 1880 $465.00 Time Remaining: 8h 3m Buy It Now for only: $465.00 |
 Gorham sterling silver pill box pillbox 925 snuff box estate piece $23.94 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 9h 38m |
 Antique Brass Snuff Box with Pattern Out ofHorn $82.99 Time Remaining: 10h 43m Buy It Now for only: $82.99 |
 CHINESE HANDWORK DRAGON PHOENIX OLD JADE SNUFF BOTTLE $0.01 Time Remaining: 11h 11m |
 Antique Russian Silver Pug Dog Snuff Box 18th Century $5,900.00 Time Remaining: 13h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5,900.00 |
 LOVELY SILVER OX BONE PORTRAIT POPPIES PILL SNUFF BOX GERMAN $219.40 Time Remaining: 14h 1m Buy It Now for only: $219.40 |
 RARE Antique Austria Hungarian Niello 800 Silver Snuff Box Vesta Case $57.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 12m |
 ANTIQUE SIGNED Japanese STERLING SILVER 950 coin PILL snuff BOX $48.50 (17 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 19m |
 VINTAGE CHINESE SILVER SNUFF BOX DOUBLE COVER w SECURE LATCH $89.00 Time Remaining: 15h 10m |
 Gold Bronze Snuff Box Queen Made in Italy $149.99 Time Remaining: 15h 34m |
 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW BONE SNUFF BOX SHIP ETCHING $139.00 Time Remaining: 15h 52m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 Hand Painted Early Mid 19th c Chinoiserie Papier Mache Snuff Box English NR $19.95 Time Remaining: 16h 37m |
 ANTIQUE HORN SILVER SNUFF MULL 1845 $200.00 Time Remaining: 18h 19m |
 Antique Miniature Portrait Painting atop Papier Mache Snuff Box $12.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 47m |
 Sterling Silver High Relief Jesus Christ Pill Snuff Box Gold Wash Interior $60.00 Time Remaining: 20h 13m |
 Antique Chinese PEWTER Mango Snuff BOX Export LABEL Coral Jade Bowl 1900s CHINA $125.00 Time Remaining: 21h 19m |
 Antique Enamel Nude Cherub Silver Gilt SnuffBox Austria $1,650.00 Time Remaining: 23h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1,650.00 |
 Fine Sterling Silver Snuff Tobacco Box France Ca1900 $275.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 40m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 CHINESE CARVED STATUE OX BONE SNUFF BOTTLE PIG $0.45 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 51m |
 Antique Dutch Silver Reeded Tobacco Snuff Box Netherlands Holland 1850 $550.00 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 14m Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
 19thc DRESDEN PORCELAIN SNUFF PILL BOX HUNTING DOGS $250.00 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 19m 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 12h 33m Buy It Now for only: $94.99 |
 Vintage WELLS STERLING SILVER Guilloche Trinket Snuff Pill Box $26.13 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12h 34m |
 Russian Silver and Niello Snuff Box Moscow 1857 $549.99 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 39m Buy It Now for only: $549.99 |
 Antique European 900 Silver Snuff Box Etched Cossack Hussar Battle Scene $799.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 6m 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 16h 19m |
 Snuff Box silver piper bag pipes Scottish scots guards $5.75 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 54m |
 Vintage Sterling Silver 925 Snuff or Pill Box Mexico Signed Artist E Lopez $29.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 18m |
 1890s French Papier Mache Snuff Box Nouveau Chinoiserie $235.00 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 31m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX CASE $799.00 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 51m 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 20h 35m |
 FRENCH SOLID SILVER SNUFFBOX PILLBOX SNUFF BOX PILL BOX France ca1900s Excellent $249.00 Time Remaining: 2d Buy It Now for only: $249.00 |
 ANTIQUE sterling SILVER pill BOX SNUFF BOX vintage $199.00 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 13m 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 43m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Snuff Bottles 3 in Beautiful Satin Box China $15.00 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 55m |
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