LATE 19th CENTURY SCOTTISH "BLIND MANS" TABLE TREEN SNUFF BOX, CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF WITH ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME LID DECORATION, c 1880-90.

A WELL DETAILED PIECE ...THE LID CARVED WITH THREE FIGURES DRINKING....THE FRONT CARVED WITH TWO DOGS....ONE SIDE WITH A RAM....THE OTHER SIDE A LAMB....ITS UNUSUAL TO FIND THE LID ON THESE TYPE OF BOXES POLYCHROMED....BUT DOES SHOW SIGNS OF AGE RUBBING.......THIS TYPE OF SNUFF BOX IS ATTRIBUTED TO "BLIND JACK" OF EDINBURGH, & THE SCENE ON THE LID MAY ILLUSTRATE A SCENE FROM THE LITERATURE OF "ROBERT BURNS".....THE CONDITION IS VERY GOOD & MEASURES 6"1/2 LONG.

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