An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Provenance: Southwick Hall

Provenance: Southwick Hall

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The firm was particularly well known for geological maps

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Provenance: Southwick HallOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 Depth: 1. 75 Height: 2 Width: 4. 5 The unique burr wood snuff box of cylindrical form and super colour, the flush hinged cover carved and applied with a central skull and the interior being tortoiseshell lined, the whole surviving from early Victorian period England. The box is complete without any losses, the only defect being a small hairline to one end as photographed. The