Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 388
A TREEN YEW 'SISSINGHURST' SNUFF BOX
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A TREEN YEW 'SISSINGHURST' SNUFF BOX
PRISONER OF WAR, MID-18TH CENTURY
of oval form, the pull-off cover carved with twin hearts between two flowers, the sides with a carved band of leaves centred with a heart
6.8cm wide
Provenance
Purchased from Polly de Courcy-Ireland, Alresford, 16th October 1994.
The Adler Collection of Treen.
Catalogue Note
Sissinghurst Castle was used as a prisoner of war camp for French soldiers between 1756 and 1763.