13 Snuff & Match Boxes: Lacquer, Horn, Faux Tortoise
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Description
Collection of thirteen (13) antique snuff and matchboxes, including two (2) faux tortoiseshell boxes with silver inlay; one (1) Georgian mahogany puzzle box; one (1) lacquer box with floral decoration (possibly Russian); one (1) horn/hoof-shaped incised "Red Deer Hoof Killarney Lakes" with incised deer decoration; one (1) Georgian burlwood with bird's eye maple veneer top and exotic wood inlaid interior (possibly coromandel); one (1) treen urn-shaped box; one (1) gutta percha box in the shape of a book; one (1) carved in the shape of a shoe; one (1) treen egg-shaped box; one (1) La Bretonne box with silver inlay of stagecoach and dog; one (1) lacquer with silver inlay; and one (1) horn or solid wood. Widths range from 2" to 4". Most English, late 18th to early 20th centuries.
The collection of Judy and Pete Nebhut, Nashville, TN.
The collection of Judy and Pete Nebhut, Nashville, TN.
Condition
Scattered chips and small losses, general wear and age related shrinkage cracks. Areas of missing silver wire on silver inlaid items.
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13 Snuff & Match Boxes: Lacquer, Horn, Faux Tortoise
Estimate $400 - $500
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