JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX COMMEMORATING SIR
JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX COMMEMORATING SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
London, Circa 1710
Oval. Lift-off cover depicts “Sir Francis Drake” above a ship, helmet and the Drake family coat of arms with the motto “Sic Magna Paruis”. A small drake, or male swan, incorporated into the scrolled foliage ground. Signed “John Obrisset Fecit” on the cover exterior and stamped “OB” on the cover interior.
Length 4”.
Note:
John (Jean) Obrisset (active 1705-1727) was a French Huguenot immigrant who specialized in pressed horn and tortoiseshell work.
Condition Report: Cover and box with several cracks. Missing section of cover rim. Box slightly warped.
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JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX COMMEMORATING SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
London, Circa 1710
Oval. Lift-off cover depicts “Sir Francis Drake” above a ship, helmet and the Drake family coat of arms with the motto “Sic Magna Paruis”. A small drake, or male swan, incorporated into the scrolled foliage ground. Signed “John Obrisset Fecit” on the cover exterior and stamped “OB” on the cover interior.
Length 4”.
Note:
John (Jean) Obrisset (active 1705-1727) was a French Huguenot immigrant who specialized in pressed horn and tortoiseshell work.
Condition Report: Cover and box with several cracks. Missing section of cover rim. Box slightly warped.
