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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1760
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A Dutch brass tobacco box
Apparently unmarked, circa 1760
Of oblong form, with rope borders and the sides with foliate motifs, the cover and reverse engraved with three various cartocues and an inscription below, depicting: figures feasting, drinking and smoking, with the text: als het Fortuyn geeft tegenspoet, dan geeft de Hoop weer goeden moet
14cm. (5¼in.) wide
Apparently unmarked, circa 1760
Of oblong form, with rope borders and the sides with foliate motifs, the cover and reverse engraved with three various cartocues and an inscription below, depicting: figures feasting, drinking and smoking, with the text: als het Fortuyn geeft tegenspoet, dan geeft de Hoop weer goeden moet
14cm. (5¼in.) wide