18th-century snuff box depicting ‘Les Deux Gaspard’
French circular 18th-century maplenuff box, slight remains of tortoiseshell rim, lid carved with humorous scene entitled ‘Les Deux Gaspard’ and inscribed: ‘T AVAID DEUX FOIS DES AS T’EN AURAS DONC TOUJOURS OUI J’EN AURAI TOUJOURS ET JEN AI REN ENCOR’; inside is a paper label inscribed in blueinkin DW’s handwriting: ‘For Christopher Cockerell from Emery Walker Collection’; inside is 00609 plaster cast of seal, previously and five small press cuttings, apparently from the 1930s and 1940s
18th-century snuff box depicting ‘Les Deux Gaspard’
French circular 18th-century maplenuff box, slight remains of tortoiseshell rim, lid carved with humorous scene entitled ‘Les Deux Gaspard’ and inscribed: ‘T AVAID DEUX FOIS DES AS T’EN AURAS DONC TOUJOURS OUI J’EN AURAI TOUJOURS ET JEN AI REN ENCOR’; inside is a paper label inscribed in blueinkin DW’s handwriting: ‘For Christopher Cockerell from Emery Walker Collection’; inside is 00609 plaster cast of seal, previously and five small press cuttings, apparently from the 1930s and 1940s
Example image caption
Context:
