Set of two pocket snuffboxes as follows: - Lot 259

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Set of two pocket snuffboxes as follows: - Lot 259
Set of two pocket snuffboxes as follows: - One snuffbox, made of boxwood and lenticular in shape. Carved decoration in light relief of the Crucifixion, with Jesus in the center and the two thieves on either side, surrounded by the Arma Christi (ladder, sponge at the end of the spear, pincers, Holy Face, rooster, etc.). The other side is engraved with a ploughing scene. Hinged recessed lid. Marked "O crux Ave" and illegible "CHE PAR.... URE". Dimensions: 8.5 x 7 cm - In the shape of a book, trompe l'oeil and religiously decorated with a few Arma Christi (pincers, ladder, etc.) and the Sacred Heart in the center of the crown of thorns. The date "1784" is engraved on the edge. Border highlighted with a wolf's tooth frieze. The back is undecorated. Unpatterned, hinged, recessed lid. Late 18th century Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 cm Condition : Restoration to lid, cracks
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