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MILITARY INTEREST:- AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY TREEN SNUFF BOX,
Of cowrie-shell form with knobbly finish, the cover painted with a cavalry recruiting officer in red coat, plumed helmet & green-striped white overalls checking the height of a prospective recruit, a steam ship on the high seas above, the cover with white metal tip engraved "Baker White TROON".
Of cowrie-shell form with knobbly finish, the cover painted with a cavalry recruiting officer in red coat, plumed helmet & green-striped white overalls checking the height of a prospective recruit, a steam ship on the high seas above, the cover with white metal tip engraved "Baker White TROON".
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
The dating of this box is confirmed by the uniform of the Cavalry officer who wears the "Roman" style helmet with bearskin crest which was introduced for the Heavy Cavalry (Dragoons & Dragoon Guards) around 1818.