"Wooden Emblazoned Tobacco Grater"
Tobacco grater with carved wooden back of a standing clergyman holding a cross and a rosary surmounted by the royal arms of France with the royal crown; the upper part is carved in the shape of a shell on the reverse side of the weir;with its iron scraper;
undoubtedly having been that of a close friend of the French king.
France, circa 1720-1730.
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