FRENCH, CIRCA 1810

Lot 9
04.11.2020 07:00UTC +00:00
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£ 3 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 432781
Lot 9 | FRENCH, CIRCA 1810
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
FRENCH, CIRCA 1810
A snuff box
walnut with a tortoiseshell lining; the lid decorated with three skulls illustrating the anatomical theory of phrenology developed by Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) and a list of Gall's 27 'fundamental faculties' to the reverse
1 in. (2.4 cm.) high; 3 in. (7.8 cm.) diameter
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