Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 147
A TREEN SNUFF BOX
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £120
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Description
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.