An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 reserved stones and a peacock butterfly

stones and a peacock butterfly specimen

for incorporating into a piece of furniture

each being over four feet high and hand signwritten in black script to a gold ground and with red headings and scroll detailing

when this lion was crafted

It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 reserved stones and a peacock butterflyOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 Depth: 1. 75 Height: 2 Width: 4. 5 The unique burr wood snuff box of cylindrical form and super colour, the flush hinged cover carved and applied with a central skull and the interior being tortoiseshell lined, the whole surviving from early Victorian period England. The box is complete without any losses, the only defect being a small hairline to one end as photographed. The