"Old Professional Snuff Box - Gerdamerie Officer On Horseback - Popular Art - Auvergne"
Early 19th century - 1828 France - Auvergne Beautiful professional snuffbox in engraved horn and brass, hand engraved. Fine work of Auvergne folk art in beautiful condition. The cover scene represents a gendarmerie officer wearing a cocked hat on his horse, next to him two trees of life topped with birds. On the back of the snuff box is the date: 1828 Note: the black dot on the side of the lid is not a stain, but the patina of the first layer of horn created by the pulp of the thumb. Dimensions: Width: 7.5 cm Height: 4.5 cm ALL DELIVERIES ARE MADE BY DHL EXPRESS ONLY! 
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