Ivory snuff box, carved with crowned lion

Made:
1671-1730 in England
Ivory snuff box, rectangular with hinged lid

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Ivory snuff box, rectangular with hinged lid
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Ivory snuff box. Rectangular with hinged lid, carved with figure of crowned lion. Said to be a Stuart relic and very rare, English, late 17th to early 18th centuries.

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35758
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
overall: 23 mm x 73 mm 48 mm,
type:
snuff box
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)