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19TH CENTURY,
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A GROUP OF EIGHT TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS SNUFF BOXES,
19TH CENTURY,
COMPRISING: A BRASS HAT-FORM SNUFF BOX; A TORTOISESHELL HAT-FORM SNUFF BOX; A HORN HAT-FORM BOX WITH PLACE DE VENDOME COLUMN TO ONE SIDE; AN INCISED BURLWOOD BOX WITH BRASS PLAQUE DEPICTING NAPOLEON AND TORTOISESHELL INTERIOR; A HORN RECTANGULAR BOX WITH HINGED COVER AND GILT METAL PROFILE PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON AND MARIE LOUISE; A CIRCULAR BOX WITH GILT METAL PROFILE PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON AND MARIE LOUISE; AN OCTAGONAL SNUFF BOX INSCRIBED QUEEN CAROLINE CONSORT 1820
THE LARGEST, THE RECTANGULAR HORN BOX: 3½IN. (9CM.) WIDE (6)
19TH CENTURY,
COMPRISING: A BRASS HAT-FORM SNUFF BOX; A TORTOISESHELL HAT-FORM SNUFF BOX; A HORN HAT-FORM BOX WITH PLACE DE VENDOME COLUMN TO ONE SIDE; AN INCISED BURLWOOD BOX WITH BRASS PLAQUE DEPICTING NAPOLEON AND TORTOISESHELL INTERIOR; A HORN RECTANGULAR BOX WITH HINGED COVER AND GILT METAL PROFILE PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON AND MARIE LOUISE; A CIRCULAR BOX WITH GILT METAL PROFILE PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON AND MARIE LOUISE; AN OCTAGONAL SNUFF BOX INSCRIBED QUEEN CAROLINE CONSORT 1820
THE LARGEST, THE RECTANGULAR HORN BOX: 3½IN. (9CM.) WIDE (6)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.