Rectangular papier mache snuff box by Stobwasser of Braunschweig

Made:
1780-1820 in Brunswick
Rectangular papier mache snuff box by Stobwasser of

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Rectangular papier mache snuff box by Stobwasser of Braunschweig, japanned and bronzed, with departure of the conscript on lid, lid hinged, German, 1780-1820

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A637568
Materials:
papier mache
Measurements:
height 20 mm
length 92 mm
width 62 mm
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Sotheby's

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