CIRCA 1760

Details

A SISSINGHURST CASTLE FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR FRUITWOOD SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1760
Of oval waisted form, the cover carved with a bag piper, the rim with a border of lunettes and lattice ornament
4 in. (10.2 cm.) on a stand

Provenance

Christie's London, Syd Levathan, The Longridge Collection, 10-11 June 2010, No.1279.

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Lot Essay

The inspiration for the subject on the cover of this box is taken from Abraham Bloemaert's (1564-1651), painting of a piper. Sissinghurst Castle was used as a prisoner of war camp for French soldiers between 1756 and 1763.

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