TWO CARVED COQUILLA NUT CHARACTER SNUFF BOXES
19TH CENTURY
£819
Auction: Day One: 17 May 2023 | From 11:00
Description
the first example depicting a man with a bulbous nose and long hair, wearing a greatcoat with whale tooth buttons, the hinged coat tails opening to a void interior; the second depicting a man with a round face wearing an open greatcoat and waist sash, the hinged coat tails opening to a void interior
Dimensions
8cm and 7.5cm high
Provenance
Man with bulbous nose and closed great coat:
Fairly good condition. Some typical cracks to the body, including a few that run horizontally across his body.Man wearing a waist sash:
Fairly good condition. The name 'Jack' is inscribed in pencil to the interior.