An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Well-made and of a superio

Well-made and of a superio colour to most oak examples with oak drawer linings

Emanuel Marshall’s bloodline was entirely snuffed out

Provenance: Southwick Hall

The base is a separate entity to the column but is sturdy

There is one small area of loss worn through on the middle front section around 3cms wide

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Well-made and of a superioOrigin: 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