Antique American Silver Plate humidor snuff box New York E. G. Webster & Son

Description

Antique American sliver plate humidor / snuff box, silver plate on copper with a beautiful gold wash inside the lids, mark of the famous American Silversmith and retailer, Elizur G. Webster & Son, New York, NY, the company was famous for it's high end antique reproductions, this humidor is done in 18thC Dutch Revival, with an elaborate Dutch Tavern scene in relief, some of the maidens are participating in bawdy behavior, handled with ball feet, the original form was used as a communal snuff box that would have sat on a table for guests to partake, inscribed to the recipient and dated 1922 on the bottom, most of the silver plate is gone but the gold wash inside is quite luminous, condition issues of small dents, scratches, and a crack to the corner of the lid, this would have been a very opulent and expensive item in it's day, the approximate size is 8 inches long, 3.5 inches wide, and 4.25 inches tall, #5946
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Oriental Rugs and Tribal Arts