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Lot 205
[ART] Transfer Printed Papier-Mâché Snuff Box
Estimate: $150 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
A Transfer Printed Papier Mâché Snuff Box
Continental, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Black lacquerware papier mâché snuff box with transfer print of a man, possibly a Corsican bandit or smuggler, armed with both a pistol and a shotgun standing in a landscape with a sailing ship visible in the distance.
Diameter 3 3/8 in.
A folded, typewritten card contained within the box reads: Mary Schenck Dewey Born in Holland / First husband, Henry VanderSpeigel of N. J. / Second ' ' Major Daniel McEowen of N. J. / Third ' ' A Captain Elijah Dewey Bennington / Vermont / Captain Dewey died in 1818 / Mary Schenck Dewey died in 1820.
[Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]
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