Antique French 18th Century Georgian Era Seed Pearl and Horn Snuff Box, Heart & Tomb Cache Pot The Sacred Heart is often

The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light

Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age"

a newspaper which had great success at the start of the Directory

Very good to excellent condition for it's advanced age

From my stash crate of antique hand fans

Antique French 18th Century Georgian Era Seed Pearl and Horn Snuff Box, Heart & Tomb Cache Pot The Sacred Heart is oftenThe iconography might help explain why this 250 or so year old snuff shows no sign of use, and is also in nearly immaculate condition. There in center of the worked seed pearl and gold ornamentation worked on boiled horn is a tomb with a heart atop it. Love and loss, it would have 'remembered' someone very dear who died. Seed pearls were iconographic as the tears of the mourner, as well in that time. Isn't it spectacular! a mourning memento, either a