A TREEN SNUFF BOX

A TREEN SNUFF BOX

POSSIBLY OTTOMAN, TURKISH, 19TH CENTURY

the hinged lid relief carved with war trophies and banners, the front edge with leaves and Arabic script

10.2cm wide

Provenance

'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.

Catalogue Note

There are similar cigarette boxes made by Turkish Prisoners of War, c.1918, in the Imperial War Museum, London. However the present example appears earlier in date.