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A coquilla nut snuff box
the body modelled as a galleon hull, the figurehead carved as a parrot, the stern inscribed LEROTAS, the cover depicting a Roman centurion, probably French, 19th century -- 4in. (10.2cm) long, on a later hardwood stand
See Illustration.
the body modelled as a galleon hull, the figurehead carved as a parrot, the stern inscribed LEROTAS, the cover depicting a Roman centurion, probably French, 19th century -- 4in. (10.2cm) long, on a later hardwood stand
See Illustration.