Snuffbox, ca. 1730, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, 1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. ( × cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

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Snuffbox, ca. 1730, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, 1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. ( × cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Since snuff use had become widespread throughout Europe in the eighteenth century, small portable, airtight containers for storing grated tobacco were in demand. Carried in the hand or a pocket, snuffboxes always had a hinged lid and were made of materials ranging from gold mounted with diamonds and precious stones to base metals

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