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Lot 233

[SNUFF BOXES]. Group of Three Vintage Snuff Boxes with Hing...

Estimate: $700 - $900

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[SNUFF BOXES]. Group of Three Vintage Snuff Boxes with Hinged Lids. [V.p., ca. 1820s-1840s]. Two curved brass boxes and one bone box in the shape of Napoleon?s famous bicorne hat with the imperial ?N? on the back and a small color decoration on the front. Sizes range from approximately 3 ? x 2 ? x ?? to 3 x 2 x 1?. One of the brass boxes is engraved ?James Swindall? with an engraved horse-drawn carriage. Some general tarnishing, bumping, one of the hinges of the bicorne hat is broken (lid is not loose, though). Generally good or better.