Steel snuff box

Made:
1751-1850
Steel snuff box, octagonal in section with hinged lid

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Steel snuff box, octagonal in section with hinged lid
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Steel snuff box, octagonal in section with hinged lid, engraved in low-relief with abstract birds amidst foliage, clasp mechanism at front, European, 1771-1850

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A38890
Materials:
steel
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Sotheby's