An 18-karat gold snuffbox. It is octagonal in shape. It is entirely enameled on a guilloché background. It opens on a hinge. The lid features the words "Souvenir d'Amitié" (Souvenir of Friendship) in [...]
"18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box" An 18th-century Dutch snuffbox in engraved brass, rectangular in shape with rounded corners, entirely engraved on all sides. The rim is decorated with scenes and inscr[...]
Asian opium pipe in white and blue porcelain and blackened bronze. Decorated with stylized dragons. Blue stamp on the reverse attributed to the Ming dynasty. Period: 18th century. Dimensions: height 1[...]
Tortoiseshell cartouche-shape snuffbox piqué in silver and mother-of-pearl with the well-known Seesaw scene from Fragonard, and silver decoration all-round the scene. The internal and external hinge [...]
An exceptional oval 18-carat gold snuff box, finely crafted and richly enamelled, representing the highest achievements of Parisian goldsmithing in the last quarter of the 18th century. The lid is cen[...]
Elegant French étui from the 18th century, Louis XV period, crafted in 18-carat gold and decorated with translucent ultramarine-blue enamel over a guilloché ground. The reddish-brown enamel medallions[...]
A lovely 18th-century snuffbox, made of brass with richly chased decoration on all sides. The lid is adorned in the center with a coat of arms featuring crossed keys (Clermont family?) framed by a gre[...]
A rare, and possibly unique, French eighteenth-century double-ended combination patch box and snuff box/bonbonniere, of oval cylindrical form, the body and interior of silver, the inside of the lid of[...]
A rare porcelain snuffbox from the Berlin Manufactory, dating back to the third quarter of the 18th century. The snuffbox is embellished with miniatures on all sides and inside. The most valuable mini[...]
Small papier-mâché snuffbox with a coin in the center depicting G.L. Leclerc du Buffon, made by E. Gatteaux. The coin, like the snuffbox, dates back to the second half of the 18th century.
Cylindrical snuffbox in 18-carat gold and enamel, crafted in Paris between 1774 and 1777 by the goldsmith Joseph-Étienne Bletzly, master from 1768 and renowned for works now preserved at the Louvre, t[...]
Late 18th century agate and guilloché brass snuffbox in the form of a chest with a domed lid. Crack on the top and back plate, beveled base, no missing material. 6 x 3 x 3 cm
A Louis XVI style snuffbox, decorated with friezes and quilloché work, octagonal in shape, with floral decoration on the corners. All sides are decorated. Late 18th/early 19th century. Some wear, but [...]
A pomponne snuffbox decorated with friezes and cartouches featuring buildings in landscapes, each different and on all sides. Two hallmarks are present on the inner rim of the box. Wear, but good Loui[...]
An oval pomponne snuffbox decorated with a frieze, geometric motifs, and cartouche medallions featuring musical instruments. Two hallmarks are present on all sides of the box, with some wear underneat[...]
A Louis XVI style oblong pomponne snuffbox decorated with interlacing patterns, waves, and friezes. The corners are decorated with garlands on all sides. Some wear, but in good condition. Late 18th/ea[...]
Bone snuffbox carved in bas-relief on the lid with an emperor in a chariot drawn by tritons, on the back with a group of figures adoring wading birds nesting on a temple guarded by a dog, the sides ad[...]
Three large and beautiful snuff boxes in repoussé brass with various marine or battle scenes, and one featuring the continents Asia Europe America and Africa 13 cm long and 9 cm wide for the large ova[...]
Rare boxwood snuffbox depicting a small carriage pistol bearing the Boutonnet name. The trigger guard is missing, there is an accident to the hammer and a chip on the back. There is a mother-of-pearl [...]
Carved wooden frame of a counter tobacco grater. With a heart-shaped spout and the back carved with a marquis' crown surmountingbymm an oval shield with two flaming and knotted hearts and the motto: h[...]
A ivory lid of tobacco rasp with bas-relief decorations. In the center features a gallant scene between a woman and a man on a four-poster bed. A building closes the composition at the left background[...]
Elegant oval snuffbox in chased and engine-turned gold, made in France at the end of the 18th century, in the refined Neoclassical taste of the Louis XVI period. The lid features a central medallion w[...]
Rare solid silver pocket snuffbox with an engraved hot air balloon decoration. The very clear hallmarks struck on the bottom and on the lid indicate the year 1783 and the well-identified master silver[...]
Very pretty horn tobacco box decorated with a portrait of a man with a strawberry. Painted in the style of a Flemish portrait from the 16th/17th century. Note: small crack in the horn of the lid, pain[...]
France, 19th centuryHigh-grade gold, weight 45 gHallmarkedElegant cylindrical writing etui, known as a nécessaire à écrire, crafted entirely in gold and decorated with fine engraving and guilloché wor[...]
France, Paris, circa 1770 – Weight: 70 gMagnificent cylindrical étui in two sections, crafted in high-carat gold (total weight 70 grams), lavishly decorated in the Neoclassical style with chased and e[...]
Refined cylindrical étui in two sections, entirely crafted in chased and engraved gold, preserved in its original green lizard leather case, with a perfectly fitted hinged side opening.The body of the[...]
Elegant rectangular snuffbox with chamfered corners, entirely crafted in engraved and chased gold, with a total weight of 141 grams. The lid is adorned with an oval ivory miniature depicting the portr[...]
Decorated lead tobacco jar. 18th century. Height: 11 cm - width: 10 cm - depth: 8 cm. Dutch or English? Beautiful dark patina. Traces of use - see photos.
18th-Century French Carved Boxwood Tobacco Box – Louis XV Period, Religious Architectural Scene
Origin: France
Period: Mid-18th Century (c. 1740–1770)
Material: Carved boxwood with ebonized panels[...]
18th century Dutch brass tobacco box with hinged lid engraved with five circular medallions containing the busts of male noblemen figures with inscriptions and dates, the most recent date is 1748. Dut[...]
Elegant oval snuffbox in yellow gold, weighing 156 grams, finely engraved and chased on all surfaces. The lid features a radiating guilloché pattern centered by a painted portrait of an 18th-century g[...]
An elegant elongated oval snuffbox, crafted in gold and enamel, bearing French guarantee marks for Paris used between 1798 and 1809. The surface is covered in a translucent pale blue enamel with crims[...]
Origin: LaosPeriod: 18th or 19th centuryDimensions: Length 11 cm weight 68 grMaterials: Finely carved horn and silverCondition: Very good condition, natural patina of the horn, no visible restoration.[...]
Elegant round snuffbox in chased gold, translucent polychrome enamels and finely painted miniature. Neoclassical decoration includes Greek key friezes, fluted pilasters and deep red guilloché panels. [...]
Rare collector’s snuffbox in antique green serpentine, lined in 18k gold, featuring a superb Roman micromosaic depicting a dramatic scene of a panther attacking a young goat, set in an idyllic pastora[...]
A boxwood tobacco grater with a dot-engraved military trophies with the coat of arms of the French Kingdom with three fleurs-de-lis. The composition is completed at the bottom by the inscription “VIVE[...]
Superb 3-function tool, we needed it for firing arquebuses, pliers for ttinder wick, tsteel hammer to make the spark fly, steel pike for positioning without burning yourself and maintenance. These co[...]
An 18th-century French boxwood novelty snuff box of a comical monkey-dog, with a brass collar and glass eyes. The tongue is metal, similar to the tooth of comb from a music box.
10cm (4in) long7.5c[...]
Superb boxwood pipe case with the inscription "ANNO 1786". The lid is decorated with a deer with two hearts, on the back there is a large carved flower and four flowers in the corners. Multiple geomet[...]
"Huqqa" hookah base with "Bidri" decoration, India Deccan, 18th century. Made of silver-plated steel, richly decorated with scroll friezes and medallions containing floral motifs. Diameter: 14 cm. Hei[...]
Carved wooden pipe case mounted in silver with an ivory lid. Decorated with a horse surmounted by a cross on the lid. The underside of the upper part of the case and the tube are carved with floral de[...]
Dutch brass snuffbox decorated with engravings and texts. Classic, this snuffbox amuses with its engravings and a text in Flemish that only the Dutch will understand... the subtlety of the legends esc[...]
Shell snuffbox the frame is in solid silver. Special feature of opening lengthwise. 18th century Trace of punch inside. Dimensions: 4.5cm - 6.5cm Height: 4cm
Carved wood tobacco rasp - 1780's, France
Superb, finely carved walnut tobacco rasp from 1780, a unique example of 18th-century French craftsmanship. This object is richly decorated:
Delicately [...]
Brass table box or snuffbox with engraved decoration of two cupids framing a flaming heart. Beautiful foliage and scroll ornamentation. Very good condition, original functional hinge. Bottom and sides[...]
Marble jobacco jar - 18th Century
Superb tobacco jar in red and white breccia marble, dating from the end of the 18th century.
It is a sophisticated piece that testifies the refinement of the time[...]
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