Brass-Bound Horn Snuff Box
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Pre 1900 item# 418483
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In unusually fine state of preservation, this handsome French country snuff box is formed of blond horn studded and bound with brass. Engraved with stylized designs of birds and flowers and highlighted with deep yellow stain and inlaid red enamel, this fine folk art piece dates from the mid-Nineteenth Century and measures approximately 4-1/8 inches by 2-3/4 inches and 7/8 of an inch deep. (For a charmingly time-worn example, see Trocadero item 418544.)
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Magnificent Large Mahogany Tea Caddy
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Pre 1837 VR item# 367887
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This impressive early nineteenth century tea caddy is fashioned in solid mahogany, the exposed surfaces of which display the rarest examples of Santo Domingo crotch-cut "plum-pudding" wood. There are two tea compartments inside, with an elegantly cut footed glass bowl between. The highly detailed carrying handle and key are original and there are stepped brass feet, hinges and and escutcheon. English, circa 1820, the caddy measures about 14 inches wide by seven inches tall and deep.
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17th Century German Rococo Boxes
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Pre 1700 item# 309133 (stock# 360AAA)
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Created in the famed Berlin workshop of Gerhard Dagly, this elegant set of boxes and their coffer in "vernis martin" bears a graceful chinoiserie moonlight scenes of quaint buildings, rocks and plants, with Chinese-style diaper patterns on the sides and a delightful "yin-yang" brass closure. The "moon" on the front of the coffer is a disk of mother-of-pearl. A truly superb item for a sophisticated collector!
Coffer is approximately eight inches by 6-1/2 inches ...click for details
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18th Century French Figure In Ivory
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Pre 1800 item# 160889 (stock# 293AAA)
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A momento of the French Revolution is this ivory figure of an “incroyable,” a dandy of the Terror. In all likelihood a parasol handle, the figure sports the outrageously high muffled cravat and collar of the day and the exaggerated “tricorne” hat with its ribbon and revolutionary cockade. It is in fine condition with only the end of his nose missing, and is mounted up on a Siena marble base. French, circa 1795. Approximately three inches tall (4-1/2 inches including the base) and 1-5/8 inch ...click for details
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Rare Antique Snuff Box In Bark
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Pre 1900 item# 34448 (stock# 204AAA)
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A charming bit of rustic handicraft is this small snuff-box made of carefully built-up thin layers of serrated birch bark held in place by many tiny brass nails. Small cut-out circles reveal a surprise of blue underneath, and a trace of shiny brown at the base suggests that it was probably originally bound like that all around the top and bottom in that manner. The original leather thong still forms the handle for the top. Early to mid-Nineteenth Century, probably Tyrolean or Alpine. Fine, u ...click for details
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