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Snuff — Recreations & Pursuits - Davidson Auctions

$3,900
Gold & micromosaic snuff box 19th century. Gold repair to one…
$1,495
Austrian enamelled and painted snuff box with ivory ends,…
$826
Early 19th century Scottish horn and silver snuff mull. Silver…
$708
Victorian hallmarked sterling silver snuff box, hallmarked…
Auction House:
Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:22
Lots with images:22
Prices available:22
Category:
Snuff
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Gold & micromosaic snuff box 19th century. Gold repair to one corner, partial loss to back. Hallmarked twice inside. Gold tests as 9ct. Provenance: A former diplomatic family based in the ACT (collection formed in the 1950s & 60s); by descent to the… ***
*** Austrian enamelled and painted snuff box with ivory ends, hallmarked silver and a typed card for 'Nicholas Lawrence (1746-1808) Party in Open Air' ***
*** Early 19th century Scottish horn and silver snuff mull. Silver lid set with faceted cairngorm; silver monogrammed shield dated 1836. Length 8 cm ***
*** Victorian hallmarked sterling silver snuff box, hallmarked Birmingham (date mark rubbed); maker Thomas Shaw. Gilded interior. Top embossed with hunting scene; bottom with verse 'Friendship's voiceË a fragrant story'. Length 7.5 cm. Weight 105g ***
*** Georgian period pinchbeck snuff box, rectangular box with truncated corners. Portrait bust sinister of a gentleman under crystal. Engine turned cover and base, the sides hand chased with musical instruments and flowers, height 20 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 5… ***
*** Early ruby set horn Mull. Set with four rubies, one red glass, and two simulated pearls. Length 19 cm ***
*** George III hallmarked sterling silver snuff box. London 1778, maker William Eley, with inset agate lid. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 7 cm. Weight 79g ***
*** Georgian hallmarked sterling silver Nathaniel Mills snuff box. Birmingham 1826, marked NM to lid and base. Gilded interior. Monogrammed to lid. Weight 30.7gm ***
*** French silver gilt box. Rectangular snuff box with hinged lid with egyptian motifs embossed. Struck with indistinct maker's mark. Length eight cm, width 67g ***
*** William IV hallmarked sterling silver snuff box. Birmingham 1830s (date mark rubbed); maker Thomas Shaw. Gilded interior; monogrammed. Length 6.5 cm. Weight 52g ***
*** Early 19th century papier mache snuff box. Painted scene of an interior to lid. Lid inscribed underneath ' S[amuel] Raven Pinx. Patronised by HRH Duke of Sussex & Prince Leopold.' label to base for Law, Foulsham & Cole. Diameter 9.5 cm ***
*** George IV hallmarked sterling silver snuff box. Birmingham 1828, maker Joseph Taylor. Internally inscribed ' ...top companion John Fife - Aug. 29th 1829'. Gilded interior. Monogrammed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 7 cm. Wt. 61g ***
*** George III hallmarked sterling silver snuff box. London 1800, maker William Pitts. Gilded interior. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 7.5 cm. Weight 63g ***
*** 19th century Continental silver and tortoiseshell snuff box, Rhomboid form. 6 x 3.5 cm, Nb: tortoiseshell export restrictions. ***
*** Sterling silver snuff box Etc. Box marked 900; & silver - permanent match lighter. Wt. 86 cm (bo x ) ***
*** French Tabatiere 'La Bretonne'. Snuff box with tortoiseshell lid overlaid with figure of a farmer ploughing, length eight cm ***
*** George IV hallmarked sterling silver Nathaniel Mills snuff box. Birmingham1829, maker Nathaniel Mills. Gilded interior. Missing insert. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 2.5 cm. Wt. 5g ***
*** Early silver snuff box. Gilded interior, with interior inscription 'The Gift of Sir G.H.W. Beaumont Bart'. Monogrammed to external cover. Wt.63g ***
*** Various silver pieces, including lidded jar; snuff or compact, London 1903; pr cast silver three legged salts; and Indian pill box ***
*** 11 Oriental Antiques Auction Catalogues, Plus Books on Snuff Bottles and Cloisonne. ***
*** Two 19th century Boxes. Tortoiseshell and papier mache snuff box, and larger embossed papier mache box 8 x 4.5 cm (Largest) ***
*** Victorian hallmarked sterling silver card suit Tracker. Together with a papier mache snuff box, length 8 cm (tracker) ***