Navette Shaped Ox Horn Snuff Box
Stock No
5945
2015
- £795.00
- €919 Euro
- $1,066 US Dollar
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Item Description
A navette shaped snuff box made from translucent ox horn with a bright-cut gilt metal hinge and bezel enclosing a painted panel depicting a forlorn maiden with her spaniel dog.
English circa 1790.
3 7/8 in x 5/8 in x1/2 in
The image, thanks to Chris Coles (BADA recommended Service Provider, researcher extraordinaire) can now be identified as Maria of Moulines from Laurence Sterne's 'A Sentimental Journey', the original work by Angelica Kauffman, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1777, is now at Burghley House.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)207 7275263
+44 (0)7831 561042
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