Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 265
A VICTORIAN TREEN SPECIMEN WOOD SNUFF BOX
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £279
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Description
A VICTORIAN TREEN SPECIMEN WOOD SNUFF BOX
PROBABLY SCOTTISH IN THE MANNER OF CHARLES STIVEN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
the hinged lid inlaid with thirteen samples of wood each titled including: 'Queen Mary's Yew', 'Glasgow University Oak' 'Trysting Tree', 'Broom of Cowden Knowes' 'Mauchline Pulpit Oak', the interior with a foil lining
8.5cm wide
Catalogue Note
A similar box was sold in these rooms Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks, 12th January 2022, lot 250 for £1,300 (hammer).