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DATED 1671
Details
A FRENCH BOXWOOD SNUFF RASP
DATED 1671
Of gourd shape, carved in low relief with Bacchus astride a barrel and grape vines, the obverse with a scribe at a table, the hinged steel grater pierced with the date 1671
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
DATED 1671
Of gourd shape, carved in low relief with Bacchus astride a barrel and grape vines, the obverse with a scribe at a table, the hinged steel grater pierced with the date 1671
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Owen Evan-Thomas Collection.
Literature
Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, London, 1992, pl. 35B.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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