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An Antique Snuff Box - Ebony Engine Turned, Haydn/ Shakespeare
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An Antique Snuff Box - Ebony Engine Turned, Haydn/ Shakespeare

19th century
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This is a great french ebony engine turned  snuff box by Jacques Edouard Gatteaux. It has Josephus Haydn, the Austrian composer on the front central pannel and the name J Gatteaux underneath, the maker.

On the otherside of the box it says Tercentenary, Anniversary 1864, representing Shakespeare's birth date. It looks like Shakespeare surrounded by angels.

The box measures 8.5cm w x 1.8cm h.

Shipping outside the UK is £20.

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Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

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This is a great french ebony engine turned  snuff box by Jacques Edouard Gatteaux.
It has Josephus Haydn, the Austrian composer on the front central pannel and the name J Gatteaux underneath, the maker.
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fig 1. An Antique Snuff Box - Ebony Engine Turned, Haydn/ Shakespeare
fig 1. An Antique Snuff Box - Ebony Engine Turned, Haydn/ Shakespeare

On the otherside of the box it says Tercentenary, Anniversary 1864, representing Shakespeare's birth date. It looks like Shakespeare surrounded by angels.

The box measures 8.5cm w x 1.8cm h.

Shipping outside the UK is £20.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

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An Antique Snuff Box - Ebony Engine Turned, Haydn/ Shakespeare
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