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Snuff — Recreations & Pursuits - Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

$192,000
An important early Australian presentation snuff box, by Joseph…
$2,280
A fine George III silver gilt snuff box by Jl, London 1779, the…
$1,560
A Victorian sterling silver and malachite snuff box with two…
$1,440
A Russian niello snuff box, Moscow 1827, Assay master Nikolay…
Auction House:
Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:18
Lots with images:18
Prices available:18
Category:
Snuff
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** An important early Australian presentation snuff box, by Joseph Forrester of Barclay's Jewellers, Hobart, probably for Alexander Dick, Sydney, 1838, 15 ct gold, unmarked attr Joseph Forrester, Hobart, the rectangular hinged box with applied gold floral… ***
*** A fine George III silver gilt snuff box by Jl, London 1779, the hinged cover with a well chased scene of a hunter with dogs in a landscape setting within a scrolled cartouche, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, together with fitted case, 7… ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver and malachite snuff box with two hinged lids Birmingham 1856 5 cm long and an agate vesta (Af) ***
*** A Russian niello snuff box, Moscow 1827, Assay master Nikolay Dubrovin, maker AC (?), of rectangular box with hinged lid, gilt interior, the top depicting a horse and rider between two architectural structures, the underside with a trophy of arms,… ***
*** A Georgian bone horn-shape vinaigrette with silver collar and cover set with an amethyst together with a curved horn snuff box with silver fittings 4.5 cm long ***
*** A snuff box associated with the murder of Lord William Russell ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver rectangular vesta/snuff body with rounded ends two covers and engraved lattice decoration Birmingham 1864 5.5 cm long ***
*** A George IV sterling silver snuff box, maker Ee, London 1828, with engine turned decorations and raised floral borders, 7.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep, 1.5 cm high ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver rectangular snuff box Birmingham 1857 by George Unite with scroll rim vacant cartouche and engine turned decoration ***
*** A late 18th century European provincial bone snuff box of oval form with central roundel of a gentleman wheeling a child in a wheelbarrow/perambulator encircled by engraved indecipherable script ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver rectangular snuff box with scroll rim and engraved inscription Birmingham 1902 by George Unite 6.5 cm long ***
*** A Victorian silver snuff box, London, maker's mark George Unite ***
*** A George IV sterling silver rectangular snuff box Birmingham 1827 by Thomas Shaw with vacant rectangular cartouche and engine turned decoration 7.8 cm long ***
*** A Continental silver snuff container, in the form of a bird ***
*** A Victorian porcelain snuff bottle, in the form of a walnut with a silver mounted top, S. M. Registration No. 26170 ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver oval snuff box, Birmingham 1870 maker's mark of C. C, with engraved decoration ***
*** A Georgian brass wax jack on circular base with a snuff on a chain 16 cm high ***
*** A silver plate bottle opener and brass candle snuff ***