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The history of the snuff box and its rise as a luxury collectible

This 18th-century status symbol turned the simple act of taking tobacco into a display of taste, performance, and theatre.
The Baltimore Sun

Rick Steves’ Europe: Exquisite London: Victoria, Albert, snuff boxes, and afternoon tea

Squinting at the jeweled snuff box of Frederick the Great in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, it occurs to me that you could make a theme tour called “Exquisite London.” It would feature the ...
HeraldNet

Touring Exquisite London: Victoria, snuff boxes, afternoon tea

Squinting at the jeweled snuff box of Frederick the Great in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, it occurs to me that you could make a theme tour called “Exquisite London.” It would feature the ...
JSTOR Daily

Snuff Box with Clock

Luxurious personal objects, like this snuff box, were an essential part of a privileged wardrobe during the 1700s and early 1800s, emphasizing their owner’s refinement and wealth. Their glittering ...
The Atlantic

Snuff-Boxes

AT an auction the other day, in Paris, a small Louis XVI snuff-box, without jewels, but enriched with miniature landscapes by Van Blarenbergh, fetched the large sum of ten thousand dollars. No ...
New York Post

Family of Bulgarian diplomat wants his snuff box worth a half-million back

A Russian imperial snuff box that the family of a Bulgarian minister claims was stolen from the diplomat's son during the Allies' bombing of Europe. Christie's The family of a late Bulgarian minister ...
HeraldNet

Touring Exquisite London: Victoria, snuff boxes, afternoon tea

A highlight is the amazing museum established by the profit from the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Victoria and Albert Museum. Squinting at the jeweled snuff box of Frederick the Great in London’s ...