Nobel tobacco box

17 November 2023

This majestic tobacco box was recently added to our collection. This is a late eighteenth-century brass box with extensive engravings on all sides. While most boxes put the focus on the lid, this is not the case here: the well-filled bottom is as extensively engraved as the top. Not only that, even along the sides text is applied. The box is dedicated to the Orange tree and was a typical article for the late eighteenth century Orangist who underlines and applauds his sympathy for the stadtholder family with the Oranjeboom. Exceptionally, this vulnerable box is still in beautiful condition, which greatly improves readability of the political commitment.

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