Antique Copper Snuff Box Pumpkin Form Repoussé Floral Decoration Lift-Off Lid
$91.16
Antique Copper Snuff Box Pumpkin Form Repoussé Floral Decoration Lift-Off Lid
An unusual and highly decorative antique copper box, believed to have been intended as a snuff box, formed in the shape of a ribbed pumpkin or gourd.
The rounded body is divided into pronounced lobed sections and decorated throughout with attractive raised repoussé-style floral and foliate motifs. The removable lid follows the same pumpkin-shaped outline and is surmounted by a simple curved copper handle.
Unlike a conventional hinged snuff box, the lid lifts off completely, revealing the unlined copper interior. The hand-worked construction and irregularities visible inside add considerably to its character.
The copper has acquired an attractive warm patina, with darker areas of oxidation, tarnishing and general surface wear consistent with age.
No maker’s marks are apparent.
Measures approx 3cm in diameter
A particularly unusual piece of decorative copperware that should appeal to collectors of snuff boxes, tobacco antiques, folk art and unusual antique metalware.
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