Open ivory tobacco rasp representing a mermaid with two intertwined tails
holding a mirror in her right hand and a comb in her left. The rasp is missing.
Note: Similar in the Angers Museum inventory[...]
An open ivory tobacco rasp representing Minerva holding her spear in her
right hand and her shield in her left. Great quality of carving.The grater is missing.
Condition: the ivory has moved in the[...]
Lion carved in wood, probably boxwood, eyes inlaid in bronze, the interior is hollowed out to contain the grated tobacco. The iron grater is missing. Very beautiful sculpture, interesting subject and [...]
Interesting bronze and iron pocket tobacco grater from the second half of the 17th century. Low relief decoration featuring an angel holding a laurel wreath in his right hand and a flag in his left ha[...]
An amusing silver gilt tobacco box with a drunk man.
Dutch or German, 17th century and later.
Measures 11 x 4cm.
The silver gilt lid is decorated in high relief repoussé work and shows a glee[...]
Superb bronze incense holder, India 17th or early 18th century
Rich stylized floral and geometric decoration repeated in friezes on several registers tiered over the entire height (notably lotus pe[...]
Boxwood rasp with pivot lid.
The lid carved with a count's crown (9 pearls) and his coat of arms (tared helmet front closed wing double-headed eagle) on the back the number "LG" under a duke's crow[...]
A silver snuff box set with an agate intaglio of Saint Jerome.
The silver snuff box is English and dates to the second half of the 17th century.
The intaglio is Italian and dates to the 16th / 1[...]
Its simple and sober shape like a pebble is very pleasant and soft in the hand, especially since particular care has been taken to create the perfectly smooth hinge which follows the shape just like t[...]
Rare tobacco rasp in wood and bone with access to the reserve through the mouth of a terrifying animal.
Dimensions: length of 22.5 cm.
Note: bears the inventory number "BL 25" of the Kingdom of [...]
Snuffbox :
Eclesiastic, decorated on the lid of a crisifiction. On the box are represented all the instruments of the Passion.
Brass crimping and hinge.
France,
Horn, brass.
Louis XIV.
A silver tobacco box commemorating the Martyred King Charles I (c.1600-1649).
English, circa 1675.
Measures 8.1 x 6.4 x 2cm.
Weighs 103.4 grams.
The detachable cover of the box is set with[...]
Tobacco rasp in Limoges enamel representing a Benedictine with his crozier in his hand under a bunch of apples.
In the upper part a draped decoration and in the lower part a garland of apples toppe[...]
Boxwood snuff flask carved in relief with the crucifixion. Dutch, 17th century.
A boxwood snuff flask carved in relief with the crucifixion.
Dutch, late 17th century.
Measures 8 x 6.5 x 3.5cm[...]
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