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Hirmer Verlag Meissen Snuffboxes Of the Eighteenth Century 2014 Edition by Roebbig Munchen, S. K. Acevedo
Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatieres (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 124 of the finest snuffboxes.