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Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century
Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century

Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century

$795.00
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Definitely a museum piece, this! No, it's not perfect, but even the old restoration would probably be at least 200 years old. The case you see here is hand carved and dates late 1600s to early 1700s, probably Dutch carving or German. Superb detail in the faces of the figures, it might commemorate a group of friends who lived at that time. It is a largish snuff, known as a 'table snuff' and it would have been a prized work of art in its own time, but its'a fabulous treasure in ours, some 300-350 years later. A very rare find, indeed. And while it has a restored crack traversing the cover and some restoration along that bottom left edge and side panels, that work is, as noted, probably at least 200 years old. Very sturdy as you see it. 

Good to very good for age and type, this item is so old that even the old restoration to the damage is more than 200 years old. There are pins of metal and bracing on backside that holds the 2 portions of the once broken lid in place very firmly and effectively. It is in as fine a condition as many museum display items of its era I've seen around the world. A truly fabulous find. Measurements can be found on the images. We've enlarged it quite a lot so you can see how fine the personalities show in the faces of these 7 carved gentlemen as they gather around the barrel table for smoke and drink. Quite an artist, whomever carved this.

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer; we donate to anti-poaching organizations; we don't hunt; we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we're totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world. 

Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age", and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. If imported, met the CITES regulation. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry. Please see our small print for more details.