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A COLLECTION OF CARVED HORN SNUFF BOXES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU
Comprising an English silver-mounted horn eye-piece; a rectangular horn snuff box with military scene of Napoleon's army; a small oval box with shamrocks on top; a circular horn snuff box with grisaille miniature; a circular carved-horn snuff box with inscription Kate Macpherson 5 June 1856; a rectangular carved-horn snuff box with scene of Jupiter and young hero; a circular carved-horn snuff box with dedication to Robert Burns and artistic trophy carved on reverse; an oval engine-turned horn snuff box with miniature; a rectangular composite or papier-mach snuff box with scene of a couple walking along a river with a town and bridge beyond; a circular composite box with a painted scene of an interior and two lovers; and a silver pencil holder chased with bird's heads and rocaille
The largest 4in. (10cm.) diam. (11)
Comprising an English silver-mounted horn eye-piece; a rectangular horn snuff box with military scene of Napoleon's army; a small oval box with shamrocks on top; a circular horn snuff box with grisaille miniature; a circular carved-horn snuff box with inscription Kate Macpherson 5 June 1856; a rectangular carved-horn snuff box with scene of Jupiter and young hero; a circular carved-horn snuff box with dedication to Robert Burns and artistic trophy carved on reverse; an oval engine-turned horn snuff box with miniature; a rectangular composite or papier-mach snuff box with scene of a couple walking along a river with a town and bridge beyond; a circular composite box with a painted scene of an interior and two lovers; and a silver pencil holder chased with bird's heads and rocaille
The largest 4in. (10cm.) diam. (11)
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This lot has no reserve.