Lot 190
  • 190

'The Chelsea Pensioner': A lacquer snuff box, Stobwasser, Brunswick, circa 1830

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Stobwasser, Brunswick, circa 1830
  • diameter 9.8cm, 3 7/8 in
circular, the lid painted with the retired soldier having his tea break, the lid and base numbered: 8388, the lid titled, the base with Mark VII

Catalogue Note

The same subject appears on a rectangular box illustrated in J. Glanz, Historisches und Frivoles auf Lackdosen, 1999, p. 49.