$330
Three Desk Items and Six Snuff Boxes, 18th to early 19th century, a stoneware inkwell, a turned treen sander, and a small travel box with floral engraved, gilt-metal inlaid, silver plating with pen holder and ink reservoir; snuff boxes include three lacquer boxes, three with lithographed cover: one depicting inscriptions of the Declaration of Independence, one depicting French soldiers, one hand-painted with scene of a romantic couple before a man-made waterfall structure, a tartanware decorated papier-mache box, an enamel floral-decorated, and a gilt tin box, (imperfections), ht. to 3 1/2, dia. 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 in. this is unclear, the snuffs... sounds like 9? Stoneware inkwell- three firing cracks on the top in the making, no decoration on it; turned treen sander-old 1 in. lg. loss to rim; small travel box with floral engraved, gilt-metal inlaid, silver plated box with pen holder and ink reservoir- wear to silver on sides; six snuff boxes including three lacquer boxes, two lithographed, one depicting inscriptions of the Declaration of Independence- wear, losses to litho and box rims; one depicting French soldiers- wear, losses to litho and box rim; one hand-painted with scene of a romantic couple before a man-made waterfall structure- minor paint loss, craquelure, losses to box rims; a tartanware decorated papier-mache box- wear, losses to applied tartan paper; an enamel floral-decorated- minor paint losses to edges; gilt tin box losses to gilt surface.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-28
