Details
A fruitwood snuff box
of navette-shape, the integrally hinged cover and sides profusely carved with acanthus ornament, probably Scottish, early 19th century -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm) long
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 348, a similar example is illustrated plate 366, fig. J.

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