Beautiful finely carved 19th century Corozo snuff box with silver mounts. Work of popular folk art. Decorated with a cherub playing the trumpet and on the back it illustrates a wicker basket filled with flowers. These were often carved by sailors or convicts. It is in general good condition, apart from small piece of carving missing in the back on the right of the wicker and also a piece of the carving missing in the front on the left of the cherub. ( see photos)

Being antique, an object can logically show signes of age and use. It is a handmade piece. Please check all photos to see the items in detail before buying.

The coquilla nut from a brazilian palm tree from the Amazon rainforest bear fruit whose inner pulpit becomes very hard when dry and it’s texture is very similar to ivory. It is this which is called vegetable ivory or tagua tagua. The tagua nut carves, turns and polishes easily and almost as finely as ivory. The tagua nut was worked by the sailors who made such small boxes, snuff graters for tobacco, also made by convicts. The latter worked to pass the time but mainly also to get some money to improve their lives. It can also be attributed to sailors during their long journeys. These objects are corozo finest examples of folk art.

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