A treen circular snuff box, with bone inset inscribed 'This Box was part of the Painted Chamber Destroyed by Fire Octr. 16, 1834', circa 1834, 8cm. diameter.
Footnote: The box was made from the timber rescued from the ruin of the devastating fire at the Palace of Westminster on 16 October 1834
Sold for £200
Estimated at £40 - £60
A treen circular snuff box, with bone inset inscribed 'This Box was part of the Painted Chamber Destroyed by Fire Octr. 16, 1834', circa 1834, 8cm. diameter.
Footnote: The box was made from the timber rescued from the ruin of the devastating fire at the Palace of Westminster on 16 October 1834
Auction: Antique & Fine Art, 25th Apr, 2023
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