Memento Mori/Memento Vivere Skull&Tree of life silvered/malachite snuff box
Memento Mori/Memento Vivere Skull&Tree of life silvered/malachite snuff box
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I am pleased to offer from my private collection this rare antique 19th Century Victorian Memento Mori/Memento Vivere Skull&Tree of life silvered and malachite snuff box.
7cm in diameter
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This fine early 19th c. round horn snuffbox features an inlaid brass framed domed reverse glass with a painted and gilded portrait of a gentleman of the period with long hair, a pigtail and a frock coat and shirt ruff of the period. This silhouette is cut with incredible care from the gilded reverse of the glass. I believe the box is composed of horn of some type or some other natural substance given its variegated appearance. I thought of the possibility of gutta percha but I think the box is too early for that. It is 3 1/8" in diameter and is 15/16" thick. The box is in very nice condition. The reverse painted borders of the central image have a a bit of wear and minor losses but the central silhouette is in great condition. I think the box is more likely to be French rather than British and dates to the very early years of the 19th c.
Stock number SA2A-284