Lot 564
564
A French pressed burr maple snuff box, early 19th century
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A French pressed burr maple snuff box, early 19th century

Details
A French pressed burr maple snuff box, early 19th century
the cover entitled LES PRISEURS LES FUMEURS to the outer edge, depicting five heads all smoking or taking snuff, basket-weave underside and tortoiseshell interior lining -- 3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) diameter
Provenance
N.L Phipps collection, Christie's Great Rooms, lot 146 (part lot), October 29, 1968, thence to the present collection.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell & Hyman, 1985.
Similar example is illustrated in plate 365, item Q. (Section XXII.)

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