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A rare elephant's tooth and silver table snuff box, oblong with…
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Auckland
Date:
8-Sep-2020
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A rare elephant's tooth and silver table snuff box, oblong with silver framed hinged lid and base, the walls, sides and top of sectional slices of polished elephant's molar, a plaque inside the lid engraved: 'This box was made out of Elephants Molar in 1756 for a Missionary in India'. Hallmarked for London 1832 by Edward Edwards II. 9.7 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm.
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Recreations & Pursuits: Snuff