An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840

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An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840Origin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 Depth: 1. 75 Height: 2 Width: 4. 5 The unique burr wood snuff box of cylindrical form and super colour, the flush hinged cover carved and applied with a central skull and the interior being tortoiseshell lined, the whole surviving from early Victorian period England. The box is complete without any losses, the only defect being a small hairline to one end as photographed. The

This case came from the same source as the pair of snipes recently listed and both are marked in this way

is placed in the middle of the room

The large mid twentieth century period dummy of high build quality

One should go to bed no later than ten in the evening

1902Height: 19

and showing his initials in studwork to the drawer

Yet within weeks they were filling the celebrated Town Hall

Queen Victoria recognised the present health dangers in her drinking water and commissioned Doulton to produce a water filter for the Royal household

and rear sabre legs surviving in entirely untouched condition

that particular one has had some fibrous tape applied to it to make it stronger

The Canvas: 22” high x 18” wide

though again it does prove rather effective as it is