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Lot 548

English Scrimshaw Horn and Marine Ivory Snuff Box

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Current Bid
$500

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dated 1704, of lidded oval form, with inlaid decorative motto "If You/Love Mee/Lend/Mee Not", beaded borders, 1-1/4 x 3 x 3-5/8 in.

Provenance: Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, Premier Auction - Session II March 26, 2022 lot 898 for $2,800 (accompanied by copy of receipt); A North Carolina Private Collection

Note: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.

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Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, Premier Auction - Session II March 26, 2022 lot 898 for $2,800 (accompanied by copy of receipt); A North Carolina Private Collection

brown patina, a few minor bumps and losses to inlay, small chips to lid rim, 1/8 in. patch to lid rim, scratching and age splits, loss to beaded borders, surface dusk/accretion