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Lot 154
Sale 5149 - Fine English Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jan 25, 2011
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$425
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
English Pressed Horn Snuff Box john obrisset
Oval box, the lid pressed with the arms of Sir Francis Drake, the cartouche surmounted with a helm and ships, signed "Obrisett fecit 1712" at lower edge. NOTE: For comparative literature, see Phillip A.S. Phillips, "John Obrisset and his Works in Horn and Tortoiseshell 1705-1728", Batsford Press 1931, pp.52-58.
H: 4, W: 3 1/2 in.