Snuffbox

[amena]

Hello everyone
yesterday I found this snuffbox.

A good cleaning revealed the engraving on the silver trimmings of the box, previously completely blackened.


There is no mark and therefore we must rely solely on stylistic analysis.
Am I too optimistic if I think this is 18th century silver?
Thanks for attention
Amena

[Silverstone]

Hi Amena,

maybe your snuffbox was made in Norway.
Those snuffboxes (ca. 1710 - 1850) had different forms.
They could be disc-shaped or rond like a beetrot, had ornaments in silver or brass and were made of fruit-wood, elk horn and bone.
Seize: 4 cm - 16 cm.

The disc-shaped, flat boxes were more practical because they were easier to take with.
Today such snuff boxes appear mostly in silver.
The reason is, that a precious box was kept longer in the family.

On the photos you can see the typical Norwegian style of that time.






Source: Per Terje Norheim, Nytte Og Nyttelse, Historien Om Norske Luktevannshus, Snusdåser Og Snushus, 1650 – 1880, Oslo 2016,
p. 118, 119, 125, 128

Regards
Silverstone

[amena]

Hi Silverstone
Thanks for your comments.
So I wasn't too optimistic, the object could really be from the 18th century.
It doesn't seem very likely, however, that such a rustic object was brought all the way to Italy from far away Norway.
I think that when a shape became fashionable, then it quickly spread throughout Europe.
Regards
Amena