An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Antiques Elsewhere the elephant grey velvet

Elsewhere the elephant grey velvet lining is contemporary

The handsome two-tier Regency period golden oak and ebonised library table having a four plank top over three frieze drawers on turned ebonised stylised lotus leaf collared supports

With simply superb character to the whole this is not the sort of table you see on sale at all often and as it so effortlessly combines industrial and traditional it will be a desirable catch in todays market

having the original ebonised knob handles and oval brass escutcheon

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Antiques Elsewhere the elephant grey velvetOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 Depth: 1. 75 Height: 2 Width: 4. 5 The unique burr wood snuff box of cylindrical form and super colour, the flush hinged cover carved and applied with a central skull and the interior being tortoiseshell lined, the whole surviving from early Victorian period England. The box is complete without any losses, the only defect being a small hairline to one end as photographed. The