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An early 19th century coquilla nut character snuff box Possibly Dutch or German (2)
An early 19th century coquilla nut character snuff box Possibly Dutch or German Depicting a rotund man in long coat and waist jacket looking slightly to sinister together with a second example depicting a man with pointed hat and long coat, 8.7cm high and 7.7cm high (2) Footnotes: Seeman in his Popular History of Palms and their Allies writes 'The nut of the Pissaba are an article of commerce, long brought to England under the name Coquillas.' A similar example sold Sotheby's 30th November to 1st December 1983The W.J Shepherd Collection of Treen Lots 499 and 501. For further reading please see E.H Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones 1979, Bell & Hyman, London, pl.368/p350. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
An early 19th century coquilla nut character snuff box Possibly Dutch or German Depicting a rotund man in long coat and waist jacket looking slightly to sinister together with a second example depicting a man with pointed hat and long coat, 8.7cm high and 7.7cm high (2) Footnotes: Seeman in his Popular History of Palms and their Allies writes 'The nut of the Pissaba are an article of commerce, long brought to England under the name Coquillas.' A similar example sold Sotheby's 30th November to 1st December 1983The W.J Shepherd Collection of Treen Lots 499 and 501. For further reading please see E.H Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones 1979, Bell & Hyman, London, pl.368/p350. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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