An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage stools) are now highly prized

stools) are now highly prized by collectors

a farmer who often gets drunk with his friends in a public house in the Scottish town of Ayr

Having a one piece bleached oak oblong top on the original painted pine x-frame legs with two later iron struts

The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century

An Early Victorian Burr Wood Memento Mori Snuff Box c.1840 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage stools) are now highly prizedOrigin: 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