Folk art - France - XIXth century - Lot 173

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Folk art - France - XIXth century - Lot 173
Folk art - France - XIXth century Revolutionary-style wooden snuffbox, painted in the shape of a hoof, with the inscription "Samson... à ta santé citoyen, n'éternue pas dans le panier" around the rim. The lid is decorated with a Phrygian cap, Masonic symbols and the date 1789. [Charles -Henri Samson (1739-1806), executor of the High Works of Paris, is known for having decapitated Louis XVI]. 3.5 x 8.5 cm
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