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ANTIQUE #SA1077649

A Rare Hunter And Palmer Novelty Biscuit Tin Produced To Look Like An Indian Carved Hardwood Box.

£168    $225    €197
This rare survivor, a novelty Hunter and Palmer biscuit tin made from pressed sheet metal and transferred printed to accurately look like a genuine 19th century Indian hardwood box. It is carved with elephants and foliage in the central panels and boardered and inlaid with ivory and coloured veneers.
 
This type of item was produced in Ceylon.
 
This rare tin is in very good condition. It retains a high degree of original colour and detail with a working clasp and hinges.
 
English, circa 1900
 
Height 10 cm x width 26cm x depth 19 cm
 
 
Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceas...
Antique ID: SA1077649
Item: A Rare Hunter And Palmer Novelty Biscuit Tin Produced To Look Like An Indian Carved Hardwood Box. - (reference SA1077649)
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£168



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1900
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Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative items.
Worcestershire
United Kingdom
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