A Late 19thC Folk Art Pine Cigar Box Painted with a Study of a Border Terrier poa-item In England the collection of

In England the collection of naturalia began in earnest in the 17thC with John Tradescant who served as a gardener to various members of the aristocracy and ultimately to Charles I

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A Late 19thC Folk Art Pine Cigar Box Painted with a Study of a Border Terrier poa-item In England the collection ofOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Depth: 4. 5 Width: 6 Height: 2 The rectangular black painted cigar box having a pin fastened lid revealing a vacant interior, the front painted with a nave study of a curled up border terrier and surviving from late Victorian period England. This box has obvious signs of use as there are old scratches and the paintwork has naturally distressed in the appropriate areas with some