Yellow-bordered Round snuff, 2 pics:
Embossed Snuff, 2 ½” x 3 ½”. One of the great 19th
century forms, the fleur-de-lys of France on one side, the ermine tail of
Brittany on the other. These are heavily embossed (which does not show well in
photos) and are quite dramatic when seen close-up. The rim looks worn, but
these are actually glaze skips, (not uncommon in old production), as are the
tiny flaws on the fleur-de-lys side, where there are also several impurities in
the glaze that made blips, rather than skips. All part of the charm of early
production. No signature, ca. 1875. $250,
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