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Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell
Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell

Fine ca. 1890 French Table Snuff Box Brass & Pewter Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell

$ 74.97

Availability: 36 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: Very well preserved - absent significant damage or repair. Displays handsomely. Pewter cartouche end and scattered inlay border losses, minor corner/edge chips & abrasions, expected network of fine crazing.

    Description

    OUTSTANDING VICTORIAN LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHE TABLE SNUFF BOX
    I've collected small boxes of merit for over fifty years.  Time for these antique gems to find appreciative new hands!
    This beauty is a rarity on several counts.  Noteworthy attributes include:
    unusually large (1.4" h. 4.1" w. 1.6" d.)
    amazing copper, gold and green metallic filaments embedded in marbleized ground
    atypical oblong form with gently domed top
    stout 7-knuckle brass hinge secured with large exposed screwheads
    exceptionally fine original condition - absent damage or repair!
    CONSCIENTIOUSLY PACKED AND SHIPPED WORLDWIDE