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Lot 2178
Sale 6454 - The Collector's Cabinet
Mar 11, 2026
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$500 -
700
Lot Description
A Pair of Tobacco Themed Wax Portrait Profiles
Circa 1785
the first inscribed 'Give me tobacco and porter / no girl will I court her / Ah what a blessed thing it is to be contented'; the other inscribed 'A pinch of snuff is husband enough / Ah what a blessed thing is is to be contented' and both dated.
Framed 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.