ANTIQUE WOOD SNUFF BOX ~ WITH SILVER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAYS OF DOMESTIC FARMING SCENES ~ ESTATE PURCHASED ~ WOW!
OFFERED FOR SALE IS A FINE & GOOD ANTIQUE WOOD SNUFF BOX... THIS LOVELY SNUFF BOX MEASURES 3 INCHES OR 75MM LONG BY 1 5/8 INCHES OR 42MM WIDE BY 3/4 INCH OR 20MM THICK... IT OPENS WITH A LARGE LID ON THE TOP WHICH HAS A HINDGE OPENING DOWN INTO THE BOX... EACH END OF THE SNUFF BOX IS GUARDED WITH A WIDE SILVER BAND FOR PROTECTION OF THE WOOD ENDS... THE TOP OR LID OF THIS FINE SNUFF BOX HAS A VERY DETAILED AND DELICATE CUT-OUT INLAY OF A LARGE TREE, A FARMER ON A WAGON WITH HORSE PULLING A WAGON WITH THREE LARGE CONTAINERS INSIDE AND A BOY FOLLOWING THE WAGON ~ WITH A WATER MILL ON THE OTHER END OF THE SCENE... BELOW THIS ENTIRE GROUP OF DETAILED SILVER INLAY IS A BAND OF MULI-COLOR MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL BAND FORMING A KIND OF ROAD OR BASE ALONG THE BOTTOM... THIS SNUFF BOX ~ OPENS AND CLOSES TIGHTLY, IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND IS IN VERY FINE OVERALL CONDITION ~ RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A FINE FLORIDA ESTATE AND NOW OFFERED FOR SALE ~ WOW!