Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Mar 25, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 411

Continental Carved Lion Snuff Box

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

17th or 18th century, very finely carved, depicted in a recumbent pose, glass eye, base with anatomically correct hinged door opening to interior, 3-3/4 in.

Provenance: A Private New York Collection

Condition

lid with crack, detached from hinge, age splits, scratching, some embedded dirt, lacking one eye, large crack to front, approx. 1-1/2 in.

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