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 ...

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 ...

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 silver snuff box stolen by a sailor from Lord Admiral Nelson's cabin as he lay dying on the deck of HMS Victory is to be sold at auction. The 8cm horn-shaped snuff 'mull' was taken from Horatio's ...

I can't be in love if it's plastic to live on my own just seems tragic but we'll raise our swords high when our day comes you thought it was gold but it was bronze so ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The saucy secrets of 19th century British aristocracy are set to be revealed this month by the sale of a seemingly innocent object. A demure snuff box which, when opened, displays an erotic scene is ...

Q: You composed, scored and performed all the music in the series yourself. Was that always the intention? A: Yes, definitely. I composed and performed the music for the BBC THREE rock opera AD/BC ...