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Fri, Sep 14, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 373

Six Etched and Figural Tobacco Boxes

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Continental/Scottish, 18th/19th century, horn box with silver-plated mounted cap with lid, decorated with thistle design, etched "John Nelson Greenwells", 3 in.; brass and copper tobacco box with hinged lid depicting The Battle of Prague, 6 in.; rectangular brass box with lift lid, engraved with parrot and monkey and "Not so Fast Polly", 4 in.; brass heart shaped box with lift lid, 1-3/4 in.; box, lift lid engraved, "William Tindle/1819", 3 in.; oval brass perpetual calendar box with lift lid, reads "RUNSTAFWEN FORSWENSKAD 1787. 4/1" and "EN BESTANDIG ALMANACH G: NORRMAN", 5 in.

, Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

 all with varying degrees of wear and surface scratching consistent with age and use

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