LAQUERED BOXESLAQUERED Snuff Boxes
Michae's Boxes for Laquered Snuff Boxes, Papier mache Boxes, Japaned Boxes, These became popular from 1800 and around 1830 messages were added to make them more personal.
SB Japaned Mother of Pearl inlay
This is a laquered papier mache box with a technique that became known as Japanned. It has a mother of pearl inlau which was popular with Victorians and is from around 1890.
- £33
- Size (ins):2.1/2 x 1.1/4 x 7/8
- Size (cms):6 x 3 x 2.3
SB 'Good Luck'
'Good Luck' Sums it up for all occasions does it not?
- £40
- Size (ins):2.1/2 x 1.3/8 x 1.1/8
- Size (cms):6.5 x 3.5 x 3
SB Table Snuff Box 'Help Yourself!'
This is a table snuff box and as you can read it rather generously says 'Help yourself!'
- £100
- Size (ins):5 across 3.1/4 wide 1.5/8 deep
- Size (cms):13 across 8 wide 4 deep
SB Laquered Box Pewter Inlay
This is a Black Laquered Papier Mache Box with Pewter Inlay.
- £40
- Size (ins):3.3/8 x 2 x 7/8
- Size (cms):8.5 x 5.2 x 2.2
SB Eighteenth Century Scene
This Laquered box has an Eighteenth Century Scene on the lid.
- £40
- Size (ins):3.1/2 x 1.7/8 x 1
- Size (cms):8.5 x 5 x 2.5
SB Small Box with Gold pattern
This is a small snuff box with gold paint decoration from about 1910.
- £30
- Size (ins):1.3/4 x 1.1/8 x 5/8
- Size (cms):4.5 x 3 x 1.3
SB Mother of Pearl Inlay
This is an excellent Laquer Box with a Mother of Pearl inlay.
- £39
- Size (ins):2.1/2 x 1.3/8 x7/8
- Size (cms):6.5 x 3 x 2.2
SB 'Present.. Morccambe Bay'
'A Present from Morccambe Bay' is written on the top of this box. I bought this box because it is a piece of History. Note the spelling of Morecambe and 'Manufactured if Germany'
- £40
- Size (ins):2.3/4 1.5/8 x 5/8
- Size (cms):7 x 4 x 1.6
SB 'Help Yourself' (Red0
This red laquered box has 'Help Yourself' on the lid.
- £38
- Size (ins):3.1/2 x 2.1/4 x 7/8
- Size (cms):8.5 x 5.5 x 2
SB 'Will You Take a Pinch'
'Will You Take a Pinch' is written on the top of this box. This reflects a time when taking snuff was popular and this was a friendly invitation.
- £35
- Size (ins):2 x 1.1/8 x 7/8
- Size (cms):5 x 3 x 2
SB Miniature Pewter inlay
This is a miiature laquered box with pewter inlay made in about 1890.
- £30
- Size (ins):1.3/8 x 3/4 x 1/2
- Size (cms):3.5 x 2 x 1.1
SB 'Axe - My - Ass' Translates as ...
As you may see from the images on the top there is an Axe the word MY and an Ass. Our forefathers being of a rougher hew, if anyone should ask them for some snuff, they could show them the lid of this box which translates as..
- £100
- Size (ins):3 across 1.5/8 wide 1 deep
- Size (cms):7.7 across 4 wide 2.3 deep