Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd April 2019
Lot 67
A rare 18th century painted lead tobacco box and cover
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300
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Description
A rare 18th century painted lead tobacco box and cover, the lid decorated with tobacco emblems, the body with landscape scenes and musical organs, the interior with a weighted lid and on lion's paw feet, together with another lead tobacco box, with a dog finial and decorated with tavern interior scenes, 16.2cm high (max). (2)
For a similarbox see 'Implements of the English House', by G.Seymour Lindsay, fig 372.