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ANTIQUE #SA865812

Antique Misers Snuff Box -tunbridge Ware

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

Here is an example of a circular whitewood snuff box with painted flowers to the lid. The snuff box has a pivot lid which can be turned to open for a single pinch of snuff or fully opened to get a generous amount of snuff, hence the term ''miser'' snuff box....
 
A similar example illustrated in ''Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies and Society'' has a  diamond shaped label placed where the painted rose is on this box saying ''A gift from Tunbridge'' and is dated from the late 18th century. Hence we can also assume this was made in the Tunbridge area around the early 1800''s.
 
This example is particularly good as the flowers haven''t worn away much where the lid was swung open. Perhaps the snuff wasn''t offered to many people.....Still lined with the original pink paper lining.
 
A late 18th century early 1800s Georgian Tunbridge Ware miser''s snuff box.
 
It measures 7cm w x 2.5cm h.
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA865812
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 2.5cm (1.0inches)
Width is 7cm (2.8inches)
Depth is 7cm (2.8inches)
Antique SA865812 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
       The Georgian Era      
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Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD