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Victorian Treen Shoe Snuff Box
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Victorian Treen Shoe Snuff Box

19th century
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Here we have a lovely and tactile Victorian treen snuff box in the form of a gentleman's boot, it has a lift off lid and is ornately decorated, it has an old repair.

Size: 100 x 60mm

c1880

Free UK postage and packaging is included in the price of this item, please contact us for a foreign shipping quote.

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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge has dated this Treen Shoe Snuff Box to the Victorian era.

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Description
Here we have a lovely and tactile Victorian treen snuff box in the form of a gentleman's boot, it has a lift off lid and is ornately decorated, it has an old repair.

Size: 100 x 60mm

c1880

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Free UK postage and packaging is included in the price of this item, please contact us for a foreign shipping quote.
Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge has dated this Treen Shoe Snuff Box to the Victorian era.

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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
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A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid.
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Archive I A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid.

Victorian Treen Shoe Snuff Box

Archive II A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid. View II
Archive III A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid. View III
Archive IV A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid. View IV
Archive V A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid. View V
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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
Telephone 01422 843189 or 07917 652471
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26 Market Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6AA
United Kingdom
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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
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A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid.
Victorian Treen Shoe Snuff Box
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A hand-carved wooden treen snuff box shaped like a shoe with brogue details and a hinged top lid.
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  • ObjectSnuff Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialFruitwood, Treen, Wood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrogue detailing, Faux shoelaces, Stippled texture

This Victorian treen snuff box takes the whimsical form of a gentleman's boot. Fashioned from fruitwood with a warm brown finish, the piece features an oval lift-off lid at the top opening, carved faux shoelaces across the instep, and stippled brogue detailing adorning the toe cap and side panels. Visible surface wear includes a darker aged patina and an old repair along the upper quarter. The box measures 100 x 60 mm. Items of this nature suit a gentleman's library theme, serving as a decorative accessory for display on a bookshelf or desk. The compact object works well in a study or reading corner alongside traditional leather-bound volumes and other antique desk ornaments, adding historical character to a modern interior surface.

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A treen shoe snuff box is a small, hand-carved wooden container shaped like footwear, historically crafted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to store finely ground tobacco.

Craftsmen typically utilised dense hardwoods such as fruitwood, boxwood, walnut, or sycamore, finishing the exterior with natural oils, lacquer, or wax polish.

Authentic period examples exhibit smooth patination around functional areas, hand-carved decorative detailing, and traditional wooden or small brass hinge mechanisms.

These small decorative items are suited to styling on a study desk, arranged within a curio cabinet, or placed alongside hardback books on a library shelf.

Keep wooden treen in a stable environment away from direct heat sources, dusting regularly with a microfibre cloth and applying beeswax periodically to preserve the surface.
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