A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 168
λAn Edwardian silver-mounted scrimshaw snuff box
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
λAn Edwardian silver-mounted scrimshaw snuff box,
maker's mark worn, Birmingham 1908,
the mount and hinged cover with foliate scroll decoration, the whale tooth engraved and blackened with a stylised image of Salome, the reverse applied with a star, length 11.8cm,