BY JOSEPH ABRAHAM (FL. FROM 1796 ONWARDS), LONDON, 1801

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A GEORGE III DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JOSEPH ABRAHAM (FL. FROM 1796 ONWARDS), LONDON, 1801
rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base with panels of peak-pattern engine-turning, the base centred with an oval sablé cartouche chased with musical trophies, the cover inset with a miniature painted on glass, depicting a family seated before an open fire listening to a musician play, with an interior inscription
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
The interior inscription reads, 'THIS BOX / with a Transparency executed by Mr. Alex.^R Carse, / presented by SIR JAMES HALL BAR.^T to Mr. BROADWOOD. / October 1801'

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Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet FRS FRSE (1761–1832), was a Scottish geologist and geophysicist. Sir James was also the Member of Parliament for St. Michael's borough, Mitchell, Cornwall, 1807-1812.
Alexander Carse (c.1770-1843) was an assistant to David Allan before the artist's death in 1796, and undoubtedly received preliminary artistic training from him. In 1801, he attended the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh and during his time as a student Carse studied prints after Dutch art, and the influence of Dutch still lifes and genre paintings is evident in his work.

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