Lot 71
Dickens (Charles).- Lacquered papier-mâché snuff box, gift inscription "Tavistock House, Decb. 25/1852, Charles Dickens" to inside lid, 1852; accompanied by a photograph of Dickens (2 items)
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Dickens (Charles).- Lacquered papier-mâché snuff box, gift inscription "Tavistock House, Decb. 25/1852, Charles Dickens" in yellow to inside hinged lid, traces of snuff within, lid with scalloped border and central device, oblong box, 45 x 77 x 25mm., 1852; accompanied by a photograph of Dickens leaning on a desk, credited Mason and Co. to verso, v.s. (2 items)
⁂ Evidently a Christmas gift for Dickens. Dickens and his family lived at Tavistock House from 1851-60, during which time he wrote several of his most famous novels, including Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, and A Tale of Two Cities.
Provenance: the descendants of W.R. Anderson, music critic and collector of Dickensiana of the early-mid 20th century. The photograph is contained within a folded sheet of paper with typed inscription "Photograph of C.D., given to me by Miss E. Bushell, Hendon, 20 Mar. 1936" and beneath in pencil "Taken in 1866".
Description
Dickens (Charles).- Lacquered papier-mâché snuff box, gift inscription "Tavistock House, Decb. 25/1852, Charles Dickens" in yellow to inside hinged lid, traces of snuff within, lid with scalloped border and central device, oblong box, 45 x 77 x 25mm., 1852; accompanied by a photograph of Dickens leaning on a desk, credited Mason and Co. to verso, v.s. (2 items)
⁂ Evidently a Christmas gift for Dickens. Dickens and his family lived at Tavistock House from 1851-60, during which time he wrote several of his most famous novels, including Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, and A Tale of Two Cities.
Provenance: the descendants of W.R. Anderson, music critic and collector of Dickensiana of the early-mid 20th century. The photograph is contained within a folded sheet of paper with typed inscription "Photograph of C.D., given to me by Miss E. Bushell, Hendon, 20 Mar. 1936" and beneath in pencil "Taken in 1866".
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