Lot 30

Lot 30

Group of seven inlaid and decorated tortoiseshell, ivory, horn, wood, and metal snuff/patch boxes English and Continental, late 17th-early 19th century

Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Nov 12, 2019 10:00AM ET

Live / Philadelphia

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Group of seven inlaid and decorated tortoiseshell, ivory, horn, wood, and metal snuff/patch boxes English and Continental, late 17th-early 19th century

Comprising three tortoiseshell examples with silver and brass inlaid devices.

L: 4 in. (longest)

Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.

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