Lot Essay
For a similar box in the Hodroff Collection see D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 223
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CIRCA 1760
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A SILVER-MOUNTED MEISSEN STYLE ORNITHOLOGICAL SNUFF BOX AND COVER
CIRCA 1760
Lightly molded with basketweave, the cover with a peacock and a turkey, the inside cover with a pheasant and his mate, and the sides with floral sprigs and the bottom with a flower-filled cornucopia
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1760
Lightly molded with basketweave, the cover with a peacock and a turkey, the inside cover with a pheasant and his mate, and the sides with floral sprigs and the bottom with a flower-filled cornucopia
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) wide
Brought to you by
Andrew Holter
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