A SELECTION OF TOBACCO BOXES



Mostly Dutch   18th century
Brass and Copper
Largest is 6 1/2 inches in Width

Details below (top to bottom, left to right):

Row One:
Item Number: 7289.3  $175.
Octagonal with Engraved Top

Row Two:
Item Number: 7289.6  $175.
Rectangular with Engraved Floral Top

Item Number: 7289.2  $150.
With Floral Decoration on Copper Top

Row Three:
Item Number: 7289  $750.
Top Depicting the British Invasion of Martinique, 1769

Item Number: 7289.1  $1,250.
Made by German John Heinrich Giese for the Dutch Market
With a Profile on the Top of Maria Theresia, Francis I and Coat of Arms, Circa 1760

Reference: See Donald Fennimore, Metalwork in Early America: Copper and its Alloys, page 320, number 211, for a similar tobacco box made by John Heinrich Giese.

Row 4:
Item Number: 7289.7  $100.
With Initials “C.D.G.” Engraved on Top

Item Number: 7289.4   $450.
Octagonal Shape with Biblical Scenes on the Top and the Twelve Disciples Depicted on the Sides

Item Number: 7289.5 $150. 
Oval Shape with a Man Engraved on the Top



Dealer Bernard & S. Dean Levy
Date: 18th century
Origin Mostly Dutch
Artist/Maker
Measurements Width of Largest: 6 1/2 inches
Inventory View Dealer's Inventory
Website http://www.levygalleries.com
Price $100.-$1,250.
Contact Frank Levy, (212) 628-7088 or  bsdlinc@gmail.com

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