Papier-mache Snuff Box with African American Imagery

Description:

Papier-mache Snuff Box with African American Imagery, 19th century, the lid with a caricature of a young woman in a red cap and blue gown, ht. 2 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500

Small crack at the hinge, and lower left corner.


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