JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX DEPICTING CHARLES
JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX DEPICTING CHARLES I
London, Circa 1710
Oval. Lift-off cover depicts the monarch in profile, wearing a suit of armor and on horseback. “Carolus D.G. Anglus, Scotia, Hiberniae. Rex. etc” inscribed above and a coat of arms below. Signed “OB London Fecit.” beneath the coat of arms.
Length 4”.
Note:
John (Jean) Obrisset (active 1705-1727) was a French Huguenot immigrant who specialized in pressed horn and tortoiseshell work.
Condition Report: Age-typical wear. Several short, unobtrusive hairline cracks. Box rim with old loss.
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JOHN OBRISSET PRESSED HORN SNUFF BOX DEPICTING CHARLES I
London, Circa 1710
Oval. Lift-off cover depicts the monarch in profile, wearing a suit of armor and on horseback. “Carolus D.G. Anglus, Scotia, Hiberniae. Rex. etc” inscribed above and a coat of arms below. Signed “OB London Fecit.” beneath the coat of arms.
Length 4”.
Note:
John (Jean) Obrisset (active 1705-1727) was a French Huguenot immigrant who specialized in pressed horn and tortoiseshell work.
Condition Report: Age-typical wear. Several short, unobtrusive hairline cracks. Box rim with old loss.
