Lot Essay
For a similar French snuff rasp carved with implements of the Passion see Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, London, 1992, pl. 35H.
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DATED 1734
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A FRENCH BOXWOOD SNUFF RASP
DATED 1734
Carved in low relief with the French Royal coat of arms above a bishop surrounded by Tools of the Passion of Christ and date '1734' with initials 'T.S.E' and further initials carved 'I.P.' to the reverse, lacking steel grater
9¼ i. (23.5 cm.)
DATED 1734
Carved in low relief with the French Royal coat of arms above a bishop surrounded by Tools of the Passion of Christ and date '1734' with initials 'T.S.E' and further initials carved 'I.P.' to the reverse, lacking steel grater
9¼ i. (23.5 cm.)
Provenance
With A. & E. Foster, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, December 1993.
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