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PROBABLY DUTCH, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A mahogany "snuff" shoe
Probably Dutch, 19th Century
Carved with geometric motifs, with a sliding lid and a pointed toe - 15cm. long; A mahogany snuff shoe, carved with geometric patterns and inlaid with a bone heart and a lozenge, with a hinged lid and pointed toe - 10.5cm. long; A mahogany snuff shoe carved with foliate motifs, with a hinged lid and apointed toe - 9.5cm. long; And a Victorian brass inlaid mahogany snuff shoe, the hinged lid inscribed Mrs Martin the toe dated 1833 - 10cm. long
15cm. long (4)
Probably Dutch, 19th Century
Carved with geometric motifs, with a sliding lid and a pointed toe - 15cm. long; A mahogany snuff shoe, carved with geometric patterns and inlaid with a bone heart and a lozenge, with a hinged lid and pointed toe - 10.5cm. long; A mahogany snuff shoe carved with foliate motifs, with a hinged lid and apointed toe - 9.5cm. long; And a Victorian brass inlaid mahogany snuff shoe, the hinged lid inscribed Mrs Martin the toe dated 1833 - 10cm. long
15cm. long (4)
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