Lot 28

A Fine Early 19th Century French Carved Boxwood Snuff Box with dispenser. The well patinated container carved in the form of a dog’s head with inset bone eyes, pierced nostrils, a grimacing mouth and a hinged lid to the chin. The head entwined by a contorted snake, also with inset eyes and a dispensing hole to the mouth, 4” (10 cm) in length.

Sold for: £1700

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Description

A Fine Early 19th Century French Carved Boxwood Snuff Box with dispenser. The well patinated container carved in the form of a dog’s head with inset bone eyes, pierced nostrils, a grimacing mouth and a hinged lid to the chin. The head entwined by a contorted snake, also with inset eyes and a dispensing hole to the mouth, 4” (10 cm) in length.