Sell one like this
$5,925$5,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2444Location: BostonDate / Time: February 15, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
James Monroe Snuff Box, America, 1817-1825, round papier-mache box, the cover with lithograph portrait of James Monroe with the inscription "President of the United States," (minor wear),dia. 3 1/4 in.
Provenance: The snuff box purportedly was inherited by Charles H. Sawyer, the grandson of Charles H. Sawyer, governor of New Hampshire 1887-1889.
Estimate $300-500