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One snuff box

Snuff box lid of inlaid ivory and tortoiseshell depicting Montgolfier balloon ascent

1783-1800

Snuffbox in the form of a ram's head, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1881-1882

1881-1882

One snuff box, tortoiseshell, dark, 3", inlaid copper, moulded material and silver.

One snuff box

One snuff box, papier mache, painted lid. Montgolfier balloon over village. Rectangular 2 7/8".

One snuff box

One snuff box, enamel, oval, green base, balloon on lid.

One snuff box

One snuff box, wood, painted to represent tortoiseshell, rectangular 3 3/4" x 1 7/8". Painted lid "Montgolfier at Annonay, 5th June 1783".

One snuff box

1783-1800

One snuff box, tortoiseshell, 3", circular, gold-lined, showing Charles & Robert ascent over Tuileries.

One snuff box

One snuff box, French, ivory. Painted lid "Battle of Fleurus". Oval, 4 1/2" x 1 1/2".

A balloon at Fleurus, 1794.

1794-1800

One snuff box, circular, 3 1.4" x 1". Painted lid. Charles & Robert's balloon flight depicted flying over people in woodland.

Balloon over countryside, 1785-1795

1785-1810

One snuff box, wood, circular, 3 3/4" painted lid. Montgolfier balloon over river and mill.

Snuff box, decorated with Montgolfier balloon scene

1783-1800

One snuff box, enamel, oval, dark blue base, balloon on lid.

One snuff box

One snuff box, papier mache, circular painted orange-vermilion, 2 3/4", painted lid with balloon and aeronaut over long building. Champ de Mars?

Snuff box decorated with ballooning scene, late 18th century.

1783-1810

One snuff box, oval, 4" x 2", lined tortoiseshell. Balloon in clouds. Blanchard.

One snuff box

One snuff box. Oval. Battersea enamel; sky blue base. On lid: "In memory of Our Most Gracious Sovereign, George III, obit 1820, aged 82". 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 1" deep

Oval Battersea style enamel snuff or patch box decorated with balloon scene

after 1820

One snuff box. Circular. Battersea enamel; yellow base. Balloon and figures on lid in black and white. "Air Balloon". 1 7/8" x 1 1/4" deep

Battersea style Enamel Snuff or patch box decorated with balloon scene

after 1783

One snuff box. Circular. Papier-mâché, oval centre on lid. Picture of balloon, two aeronauts in silver on white; coloured dots in white and pink as surround. Glass cover over oval centre.

Papier-mâché Snuff box decorated with balloon scene

1783-1800

One snuff box. Circular., wood, painted to represent leather. Picture on lid of cylindrical balloon, two aeronauts with flags; two figures below. 2 1/2" dia x 7/8" deep

Wooden Snuff box decorated with balloon scene

1783-1800

Snuff box, ivory, rectangular, mother of pearl panel in lid, inlaid silver balloon, unsigned, European, 1750-1800

Snuff box

1750-1800