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SNUFFS AND MISCELLANEOUS:
Snuffboxes are an incredible category - they can span from the early 17th century to the late 19th century and were created in every material under the sun. Though they were created for all classes, our interest lies with those that were created more for the middle and upper middle class. These boxes are less formal than jewel encrusted gold boxes and frankly a hell of a lot more interesting - boxes made of carved wood, horn or ivory and black lacquered papier mache boxes with esquisite miniature erotic scenes painted upon them and those which have American and/or historical interest. Here you will also find choice smalls from the 17th - early 19th century.
Please review our Portfolio / Recently Sold page to see the extent of the offerings we have handled.Rare George Washinton French Burl Snuffbox
Circa: 1800
Size: 3 14/4" (d)Here we have a hitherto undocumented French burl snuffbox of George Washington. I know of two other examples of a different George Washington burl snuffbox, one at Winterthur and the other at Sulgrave Manor (Washington’s ancestral home), but this design is unrecorded. American subjects on French pressed burl snuffboxes are as rare as hens teeth.
French Folk Art Treen Snuffbox - Six Men & A Dog
Circa: 1854
Size: 3" x 2" x 1 1/2"An exceptional French coquilla nut snuffbox. Masterfully carved with six men and a dog on the top. The interior is signed by the maker and dated 1854. The box or subject likely had meaning to the maker, as the composition of the men and dog is casually posed, seriously light-hearted and unique. A tour-de-force of design and execution. One of the most intricate, complex and high-relief carved coquilla boxes I have seen.
Folk Art Painted Snuff Box of a Black Man
Circa: 1820-1840
Size: 3 5/8" (d)I have handled a good number of lacquered papier-mache snuffboxes and have seen thousands more—this is the first example I have had of a fully painted miniature of a black man's face. The face occupies the full round—it is quite effective. The lacquer is of very good quality and it probably English or Continental of the Saundauer type.
New York City Snuffbox
Circa: 1820
Size: 3 3/8"DA rare New York City snuffbox with a painted transfer print illustrating, "LANDING PLACE AT THE FOOT OF BARCLAY ST, NY."
New York City Snuffbox
Circa: 1820
Size: 3 1/4" x 2 1/8" x 7/8"A rare New York City snuffbox with a painted transfer print illustrating, [LANDING PLACE AT THE FOOT OF CORTLAND ST, NY].
United States of Colombia Carved Coconut
Circa: 1863-1886
Size: 5" long x 3 1/2" wide x 2 3/4" deep.This is the finest carved coconut that I have come across. Exquisitely detailed with the owners name, "JOHN VINE" and the Colombian coat-of-arms. The arms framed by the words, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE COLOMBIA. Silver mounted with silver chain and hook.
According to Wikipedia, "The United States of Colombia was a federated republic conformed by the present countries of Colombia and Panama. It happened to the Granadina Confederation in 1863 and was replaced by the Republic of Colombia in 1886."
The Coat of Arms of The United States of Colombia contains a condor holding an olive branch; "LIBERTAD Y ORDEN" (Freedom and Order) is shown on a scroll; two cornucopias, a pomegranate; a Phrygian (Liberty) cap; and underneath the Isthmus oF Panama with ships.STEVEN S. POWERS • 109 3RD PL #2 • BROOKLYN, NY 11231 • 718-625-1715 • email: steve@stevenspowers.com • © all rights reserved
