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 ...

Dr Heike Zech, a senior curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, takes the lid off snuff boxes with Marija Schranz. 18th century Maltese lady holding a snuff box (detail). Respect and ...

So many beautiful objects large and small have been made through the centuries. Falling into both categories were snuff boxes, which were used to contain a product made from pulverized tobacco, which ...

Two centuries-old snuff boxes adorned with diamonds and gold were among several artifacts stolen in a violent museum heist in Paris last year. By Lizzie Dearden Reporting from London The organization ...

The term used most often to describe cult British sketch show Snuff Box is dark. Very, very dark. That’s about right for a surreal comedy set in a social club for professional hangmen. The Guardian ...

A bone snuff box confiscated from the murderer William Burke when he was captured in 1829 is expected to fetch up to £3000 at auction this week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Staffordshire potters in 19th-century England liked to depict humorous people in everyday activities. The figurines were the only way to see what a brave lion tamer or important political figure ...

A rare snuff box from Faberge that experts feared may be lost is expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction on Monday. 27 November 2010 • 8:30am The diamond-encrusted box bearing the portrait of ...

Admiral Nelson's snuff box - that helped start his affair with Lady Hamilton - has been put up for sale for £45,000. The tortoiseshell composition snuff box was originally owned by the Battle of ...