CIRCA 1580, WITH LATER RESTORATIONS

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AN ELIZABETHAN ROSE ENGINE-TURNED LIGNUM VITAE COMBINATION SNUFF AND TOBACCO BOX
Circa 1580, with later restorations
Of drum-shape, the rose to the top of the box unscrewing to reveal the snuff box
5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diameter; 4in. (10cm.) high

Provenance

The Peter Hornsby Collection, Christie's South Kensington, lot 386, 1 November 2000. Levi Collection number 1097.

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Lot Essay

Comparative Literature:
John Hawkins, English Rose Engine-Turning on Wood and Ivory in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Chapter II in Jonathan Levi, Treen for the Table, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1998.
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Chapter XXIV.

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