This snuffbox dates from 1810, from Geneva, Switzerland. The enamel lid was painted in the manner of Jean-Louis Richter, a famous artist of enamel ware, and shows a landscape surrounded by pearls.

The Regency dandy, Beau Brummell, was a great fan of snuff, and also a known collector of snuff boxes. He could achieve the trick of opening his snuff box and then transferring the snuff from box to ...

With typical Bavarian pomp and ceremony including a thundering nine-gun salvo, solemn speeches, and a parade with flag-waving and bands packed with tubas and clarinets, the Schnupffreunde ...

Have you ever thought about purchasing an antique snuff box? Better still, one that belonged to Napoleon himself? Well you are in luck. The 200-year-old lacquered box that was used to house finely ...

Francesca Balzan, curator of the Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum, speaks about the venue’s latest exhibition – Snuff Boxes: From Accessories to Objets d’Art, which showcases an eclectic array of ...

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Inhaling tobacco, or snuff – a finely grated powder – was first used by the Arawak people in the West Indies. It was brought to Europe towards the end of the 15th ­Century. Today, many of the boxes ...

Next week Mellors & Kirk will sell over 1,000 selected antiques and works of art, writes Nigel Kirk. One of them, from the effects of a local lady, is a relic that many will remember long afterwards.

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Round ivory snuff box with a ballooning scene painted on ivory set into the lid. The scene represents the launch of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Round snuff box that appears to be ...