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Best of the BEST! 17th to 19th c. French sterling silver, Georgian jewelry, sewing etc
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$846 USD SaleSALE Napoleon 18K Gold Antique French Snuff Box, Hair Mourning, - Ivory and 18K to 24K yellow gold (tested)
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
I've tested in several areas of the gold on this late 1700s to earliest 1800s French snuff box, and MIZAR tells me it is both 18K and 24K solid gold. The tiny French marks we've greatly enlarged are also early gold guarantee marks, as well, though I have not found the goldsmith's identification at listing time. If you recognize the marks, please do email and share your information. The snuff is a wonderful early memento complete with locks of hair worked into the cartouche where it has lain ...
$166 USD SaleSALE RARE Antique Figural Meerschaum Pipe, Case, A Rhino
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
I don't think I've ever seen a rhino carved in one of these old meerschaum pipes, and I have to tell you, I don't think the artisan who carved this one had ever seen one, either. The armored hide looks like a suit of armor on this one, complete with a bow-tie styled collar of sorts, but it's still charming a scan be. Tip of his horn is missing, but otherwise the pipe and case are all in fine condition. Some evidence of it having been lighted but not much - probably only once. Some dust showing ...
$141 USD SaleSALE Rare 19c Carved Meerschaum Pipe, Female Bust/Profile
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
Very Fine & Rare 19th Century Hand Carved Meerschaum Pipe, Marvelous Sculptural Female Bust & Amber Bakelite Mouthpiece! We don't know who the carving is after but what a fantastic, life-like depiction! Exquisite detail to the strands of hair and ribbon, a truly spectacular piece! We'll be listing a small collection of these fine, rare meerschaum pipes and cheroot/cigar holders with superb figures including stallions/horses and hunting dog with rabbit so be sure to browse them all, we're sure to ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Superb Antique Tortoise Shell & Eglomise Snuff Box, French Souvenir Trinket, Vendome
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
This is a superb mid to late-1800s larger shell snuff box of fine quality and excellent condition. With a stringing of brass framing in the rectagular lid, and a glass-covered miniature painting "eglomise" souvenir up top, it's a superb and rare treat, indeed. The scene, well it is the Place Vendome - opulent home to jewelers and bankers for centuries, it remains today an icon on wealth and sophistication. I wish I could remember the story of the toppling of this pilar, which seems to me I read ...
$294 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Era Snuff Box, Horn & Tortoise Shell Pique
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A beautifully mottled and inlaid lid in high polished and lovely state lifts on its hinge to reveal itself as a fine old carved horn snuff box. Circa 1840-70, the pique work still fully intact and lovely amid the cognac and chocolate coloration. A bit large for the pocket, at 3.5", this would have been a table snuff. A collection of these beautifully crafted old boxes on a tabletop make a stunning vignette along with you framed family photos. Very good to excellent condition for age and type. A ...
$234 USD SaleSALE Antique French Burled Snuff Box with Portrait Miniature, Shell
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A fine 19th century French burled wood snuff box that has been lathe-turned and lined in fine old natural shell, topped with an inset portrait miniature painted on paper, of a fancy woman of high fashion, holding her fan and in hair and jewellery fashions of the 1810-30 period, which would be consistent with the age of the old snuff box, as well. A charming portrait with her drop pendant earrings, her bottle curls and her elaborate hat and necklace, it seems far more likely to be of a ...
$591 USD SaleSALE Antique French Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Table Snuff Box, Etui
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
I believe this is a snuff box, but of course it would be just as well a sewing etui or compact, or little evening purse for that matter. It's so beautiful, it ought to be called jewelry, instead. Fine old cognac to chocolate shell comprises the body of the case, and the frame is of hallmarked French silver - the boar's head mark for .800/1000 purity and a silversmith's poincon I cannot read well enough to research it, but we've shown it in our images. An elegant and very well preserved French ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Antique English Made Tortoise Shell Cigar Cutter, c. 1900. - Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
For the discriminating cigar aficionado, collector, or those who gift same, we offer up a wonderful c.1880-1910 English made cigar cutter of fine distinction and great beauty. Mottled cognac to chocolate shell faces each side, as you can see, and the blade is sharp and ready for use. A beautiful accessory for the 'art' of the cigar. Very good to excellent condition for age and type. The blade remains sharp, the shell panels on each side remain in beautiful condition without chips, hairlines, ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Antique French Cigar Case, Spectacles Etui, Hand Carved Dieppe Ivory Plaques
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
With a vibrant red silk moire lining, and 2 remarkably fine old carved plaques, the cigar case you see here dates c. 1840-80 and hasn't a bit of warping nor a chip or hairline or crack to ruin its elegant form and visage. The case is one many search out these days to use for their spectacles, but in its original era and use, it would have been a gentleman's case for cigars. The one fold-over flap within lifts to reveal a pouch for matches and has an emory board for striker. Leather baffled sides ...
$336 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Era Beaded Needlework & Leather Cigar or Spectacles Case, Etui
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
Exceptionally fine old micro-beadwork on both sides of this baffled leather cigar case, c. 1840-60, and the old gilt-embossed leather remains in fine form, too, as does the watered silk moire and leather interior. This one is fine enough to hold your cigars, your reading glasses, or to use as an evening purse, should you choose to. Plenty of room to tuck in your car key/fob, a credit card or two and some business cards, even a lipstick. The frame polishes to a high gold color, and is a brass ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Antique Napoleon Era Burled Wood & Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, Medal of General Foy, 18k
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A Napoleonic Era commemorative snuff box with the medallion honoring General Foy, who received his 15th and final wound in the Battle of Waterloo, and ended his career as French Commander of the Legion of Honor. We'd date this snuff to about 1819, when he took that title. The snuff box is a fabulous French or Napoleonic military collection piece, and is in fine complete condition apart from a cover glass which must have once been in place over the gold metal medallion of General Foy. That ...
$846 USD SaleSALE Antique French Table Snuff Box with Miniature Painting, Louis XIV's Hot Air Balloon at Versailles
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A most wonderful large table snuff box, c.1785 to mid-1800s, a hand painted miniature under glass shows French King Louis XIV's Hot Air Balloon rising above the steps of Versailles, to a cheering crowd of onlookers. We know this is not a commemoration of something done in the lifetime of King Louis XIV, though the Palace of Versailles was. We know this because, while we've seen early paintings with hot air balloons, none can date earlier than 1785. The hot-air balloon was invented by Joseph ...
$1,271 USD SaleSALE Antique French Snuff Box, Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold, c. 1750-1810 (Georgian, Louis XVI, or Napoleonic) Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
I'm reminded of a small table cabinet filled with marvelous snuff boxes of this era, to be found in the Jaquemart-Andre' Museum of Paris - a MUST SEE museum if you have not yet been there. This particular snuff would be right at home there, or among Sir Gilbert's snuff collection on display in the V&A Museum in London, as well. A stunning early beauty, a fine table snuff box with the most intricate 18k gold pique worked border and an opulent inlay work of 18k yellow gold that is comprised of a ...
$100 USD SaleSALE Fine 19c Turned Wood Smoker's Stand/Match S
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
VERY FINE 19c TURNED WOOD SMOKER'S STAND WITH EBONIZED BASE AND CHERRY? CIGAR, CIGARETTE & MATCH CUPS! A truly superb addition for any collector or to liven up your home office, den or study! EXCELLENT CONDITION! There are no splits, chips or repairs! See picture for measurements.
$132 USD SaleSALE Fine 19c Hand-Painted Hanging Match Safe/Striker
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
Fine Late 19c-Early 20c Solid Oak wall-hanging Match Holder with Striker, hand-painted turned wood match bowls & Young Lad in Blue Portrait! Very Arts & Crafts, with crossed oak frame design and ready for compliments! VERY GOOD CONDITION! A little paint has chipped away (see pic) but everything else is superb! See pic for exact measurements.
$141 USD SaleSALE Georgian Antique Carved Shoe or Boot Snuff Box, French Pique
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A deeper brown stain on this poor old French boot, wonderfully hand carved in wood and ornamented with a plethora of tiny brass pins to provide detail of 'stitching' on top and sole, the boot snuff you see here is in poor condition, missing the lid, and a bit knawed on here or there, yet it's antique and fun and perfect as a match holder in with your collection of intact boot or shoe snuff boxes. It dates to earliest 1800s if not slightly before, and will be a wonderful beginning to your ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Large Edwardian Antique Alligator or Crocodile Cigar Pouch, Case, Etui 2
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A stunning and oversized English Edwardian era alligator or crocodile leather cigar case with round leather fittings inside to hold 5 of your favourite large cigars. The 2-piece case is too large for a vest pocket, and upsized for tabletop or desktop, really. Perfect for that luxurious 'attitude' accent for the cigar aficionado in your home or gifting circle. A wonderful idea for Father's Day, too. We'll be listing another of these that is wide open within and more easily used for something ...
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A fabulous bright red-orange color to this one, and entirely hand painted cartouche of a 1700s courting couple, the man giving the woman flowers. The gold rocailles that frame in the vignette painting are beautiful, too, but it's the overall color combinations that really set this one apart. The brilliant red is framed in further at the outer rim of lid by a white and then black border - sensational effect. The box is made of papier mache, I believe, and the interior is a tortoise shell lining, ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Victorian Cigar Case, Leather and Silk Embroidery - Purse!
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A magnificently embroidered suede interior that's a stunning surprise when you open this mid-1800s German smooth leather cigar or cheroot case. All those Black Forest mountain flowers in fine silk thread, thousands of stitches, and all in such fine condition! While this would have been a case for small cigars (cheroot) in its day, it appears never to have been used, and has no odors or anything to suggest it was used for tobacco. Many choose to think of these as lovely little purses, to be used ...
SOLDSOLD Large Antique French Carved Wood Shoe or Boot Snuff Box, Elaborate Pique Work, Monogram N
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
Fabulous & rare antique 1750-1830 French Georgian or Napoleon era carved wood shoe snuff box or casket, gorgeous two toned ebony & mahogany wood finish with ornate pique inlays and a pique monogrammed 'N', as well, on that hinged lid. These are the finest old ones, with the nice 5 3/4" length and extensive inlays! It's not missing any of the brass stringing or even the pique dots (that I can see, though surely there might be a couple gone over the 200 or so years since it was made) and you can ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Georgian Era Carved Wood Shoe Snuff Box, Bone Profile, Miniature Portrait
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
With the added appeal of two-tone black and walnut finish, the pique trim, and the superb condition of this late 1700s to earliest 1800s French shoe snuff box, it's almost overkill to also have it be the type with the old carved bone person's profile carved in ox bone and inset into the lid, but the combination of all features make this one one of the very best and most sought after of its genre. These are French made, but to say it's Napoleonic rather than Georgian seems not to draw the same ...
SOLDSOLD Georgian Antique Carved Shoe or Boot Snuff Box, French Pique
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A deeper brown stain on this fine old French boot, wonderfully hand carved in wood and ornamented with a plethora of tiny brass pins to provide detail of 'stitching' on top and sole, the boot snuff you see here is in very good condition, dates to earliest 1800s if not slightly before, and will be a wonderful beginning to your collection, or addition to even the most sophisticated collector's favorites. Good to very good condition, age and type considered. There is no warping, top lid slides very ...
SOLDSOLD Wonderful Antique Scottish Snuff Mull, Monogram & Ex Large Curled Horn - Snuff Box
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
An old late 1700s to early 1800s Scottish/British Snuff Mull, snuff box or jar trimmed out in thick hand-wrought brass that is polished to a high gold finish and bears a cartouche with lovely old burin-engraved monogram I can't quite be certain of - perhaps it is J M T, but not positive. Beautifully polished in total, the rather larger than usual old horn has some natural imperfections to it that just add to the feel of age and history. Would that these old treasures could talk and disclose ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Carved Shoe or Boot Snuff Box, French Pique
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A charming French boot, wonderfully hand carved in wood and ornamented with a plethora of tiny brass pins to provide detail of 'stitching' on top and sole, the boot snuff you see here is in very good condition, dates to earliest 1800s if not slightly before, and will be a wonderful beginning to your collection, or addition to even the most sophisticated collector's favorites. Very good to excellent condition, age and type considered. There is no warping, top lid slides very smoothly and fits ...
SOLDSOLD Antique 1700s Vernis Martin & Tortoise Shell Table Snuff Box - Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
Larger in size and more ornamented, the table snuff boxes of the 1700s to early 1800s are often works of art, one of a kind objet d'art that are wonderful to collect and group. One of my favourite small museums in Paris is the Jaquemart- up on the Grand Boulevards; a must visit for your next trip to Paris. Plan to be there for lunch or brunch - but I digress. There in the old mansion are 2 table vitrines that are filled with beautiful snuff boxes. It's such a pleasure to see a full collection ...
Antiques:Tobacciania, Cigar & Snuff
A charming French boot, wonderfully hand carved in wood and ornamented with a plethora of tiny brass pins to provide detail of pique 'stitching' on top and sole, the boot snuff you see here is in very good condition, dates to earliest 1800s if not slightly before, and will be a wonderful beginning to your collection, or addition to even the most sophisticated collector's favorites. Very good to excellent condition, age and type considered. There is no warping, top lid slides very smoothly and ...| Items 1 - 26 of 26 | Page 1 of 1 |
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