An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting flanked by architectural fluted pilaster

flanked by architectural fluted pilaster columns

the original plate with heavy-duty black painted casing and hanging hooks to rear

the main carriage gun body with the original flaking deep sea grey-green paint

This picture effectively does what Landseer drew attention to which was the dogs’ ‘human’ characteristics: the soulful look and gentle dignity of the bloodhound and the smooth

in 1815 he married a Miss Amy Morfey of Woodbridge

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Mirrors & Lighting flanked by architectural fluted pilasterOrigin: 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