THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A DUTCH OCTAGONAL TOBACCO BOX, with chevron borders, the cover and base engraved with shells and scrolls, the cover with shaped-rectangular panel engraved with the scene of the Israelites with the Arc of the Covenant, the base with the scene of the angel releasing St. Peter from gaol, each with biblical reference above, the sides with a townscape and the initials GF, by Evert Bot, Amsterdam, 1774
Details
A DUTCH OCTAGONAL TOBACCO BOX, with chevron borders, the cover and base engraved with shells and scrolls, the cover with shaped-rectangular panel engraved with the scene of the Israelites with the Arc of the Covenant, the base with the scene of the angel releasing St. Peter from gaol, each with biblical reference above, the sides with a townscape and the initials GF, by Evert Bot, Amsterdam, 1774
5½in. (14cm.)
(231grs.)
5½in. (14cm.)
(231grs.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 15 March 1962, lot 28