An early 18th century engraved brass ‘erotic’ tobacco box, D...

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An early 18th century engraved brass ‘erotic’ tobacco box, Dutch, circa 1700-20

Of oval form, the hinged lid designed with a well-dressed lady taking a stroll through a woodland, a man to the foreground resting against a hummock, a dog at his side, the base designed with the couple copulating next to a riverbank, with rope edge and leafy-scroll decorated side, length 12cm, depth 9.,3cm, height 2.2cm

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Auction Date:
18th Oct 23 at 11am BST

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