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Lot 102Y
A collection of seven Napoleon related snuff boxes
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23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,020 inc. premium
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A collection of seven Napoleon related snuff boxes
Including a carved coquilla nut example in the form of a man o' war, two graduated bicorn hat examples made of horn, a papier mache example with a gilt medallion of the emperor Napoleon in profile, a painted papier mache circular box, a pressed horn snuff box decorated with the image of Napoleon crossing the Alps and a carved bone snuff box decorated with Napoleon in profile and battle honours and a hemacite two air music box, the hinged lid with three panels depicting Napoleon through his life, the music box 9.5cm wide, (8)
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Please note that this lot is subject to CITES: the pressed horn snuff box decorated with the image of Napoleon is made from tortoiseshell and not pressed horn as described. Please also note that the carved bone snuff box decorated with Napoleon has been withdrawn from this lot and therefore the lot includes 7 items in total and not 8 as described.
