ENGLISH CARVED BOXWOOD SNUFF BOX
19TH CENTURY
£4,032
Auction: Day One: 17 May 2023 | From 11:00
Description
in the form of a ruffed grouse and her chicks, modelled as an allegory of the Pelican in her Piety, with ebonised eyes, the hinged back with a scallop shell thumb catch
Dimensions
11cm long
Provenance
In good condition. There is a tiny loss to the tip of the birds tail on the right hand side. One of the chicks wings has a slight loss to the tip. The thumb catch mechanisim is not fully operational and does not click the lid shut.