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• Auction House:
  Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
• Sale Name:
  The Graham Joel Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jul 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  201
• Lot Description:
  A pair of rare colonial carved coquilla nut figural snuff boxes, Dutch, 18th century
  one carved as a cleric wearing a long robe; the other as a European gentleman wearing a long coat with mother of pearl buttons
  the largest 8cm high, 3cm wide
• Provenance:
  The Leonard Joel Collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  The coquilla nut emanates from swampy areas on the eastern side of South America, from a palm known as the "attalea funiefera". Brazilians call it "Piassabe". The nuts were introduced into Western Europe in the mid-16th century, and used for small carved objects until the end of the 19th century.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Precious Objects

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