Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th January 2022
Lot 250
A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH TREEN SPECIMEN WOOD SNUFF BOX
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH TREEN SPECIMEN WOOD SNUFF BOX
BY CHARLES STIVEN & SONS
inlaid with twenty-two samples, the majority oak, each titled, including: 'Oak from Lord Nelson's Ship Victory', 'Oak from the State Prison on Bass Rock', 'Oak from the Florida Ship of the Spanish Armada, destroyed at Mull 1588', with a hinged lid, the underside stamped 'C. Stiven & Sons, Box Makers to Her Majesty, Laurencekirk'
10.2cm wide
Provenance
'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.