A Pretty Late 18th Century Papier Mâché Casket Snuff Box sub-Curios possibly for the Summer Royal

possibly for the Summer Royal Academy Exhibition of 1940

circus diva Lillian Leitzel

Piano Conductions

Random specimen names include rhodomela subfusca

The well patinated sycamore board has no signs of loss or infestation and the glass is neither chipper nor cracked whilst the carvings to the edges are worn

A Pretty Late 18th Century Papier Mâché Casket Snuff Box sub-Curios possibly for the Summer RoyalOrigin: French Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1790 Height: 1. 5 inches Width: 2. 5 inches Depth: 1. 5 inches The two piece snuff, in casket form having hand painted cartouche to top with heart and garland amidst a landscape to the centre encircled by laurels, the sides and base with further botanical decoration featuring roses and leaves all being picked out in ruby red and midnight green over an ivory painted ground.