GROUP OF THREE SNUFF BOXES Y
19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: Day 1
Description
all of circular form, the first of pressed horn with a relief of Robert Burns and a muse, inscribed THE POETIC GENIUS OF MY COUNTRY FOUND ME AT THE PLOUGH & THREW HER INSPIRING MANTLE OVER ME; the second moulded cinnabar with circular and dotted design, opening to tortoiseshell interior; the third of burr wood with a central gilt metal roundel under glass showing William IV, opening to a tortoiseshell interior (3)
Dimensions
8.5cm; 7.5cm; and 7cm diameter
Footnote
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