A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 118
Nelson Interest
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
Nelson Interest, a 19th century oak and gold-mounted snuff box,
circular form, with gold mounts and a circular cartouche engraved, "Victory," diameter 5.2cm, together with a 19th century Mauchline Ware sycamore and pen work snuff box, the cover decorated with a scene after The Rent Day by Sir David Wilkie entitled: 'Poor tenant bodies scant o'cash. How they maun thole a Factor's snash', from Robert Burns' poem 'Twa The Dogs,' the sides and base with thistle decoration, length 8cm, together with a carved burr wood snuff box, the cover with a relief depiction of a drunken tavern scene, with integrated hinge and convex sides, length 10cm. (3)