A snuff box by F.Nicole,

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A snuff box by F.Nicole,
playing three airs including God Save the King on single-piece comb, numbered 432 on the comb edge, in dark tortoiseshell case with glazed picture in lid of Arabs on horseback -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) wide, circa 1825
Further details
See front llustration

Lot Essay

Selection of tunes is by a conventional button at the front, with three distinct positions provided by a shaped spring on the front of the bedplate.

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