Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023

Lot 389

A FRENCH TREEN BOXWOOD SNUFF BOX

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500

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Description

A FRENCH TREEN BOXWOOD SNUFF BOX
EARLY 18TH CENTURY

of cartouche form, the pull-off cover carved with a central armorial of three birds on a trellis decoration within a foliate border, the sides with a band of leaves terminating in two flowers
8cm wide

Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's, Billinghurst, Folk Art, 23rd November 1993, lot 435.
The Adler Collection of Treen.