Rare antique 18th century Georgian C. 1750 – lead tobacco box with the original tamper featuring a horse head finial. The typical long pipes are depicted on the two sides. The octagonal form features the original richly decorated cover of vine leaves & grapes has the most popular design of the period, with an acorn designed finial. See last 5 pics for further explanation of this tobacco box in a collection of Reginal Myer. In pics : Read about this exact tobacco box being in a collection of Reginal Myer. Literature: Chats on Old English Tobacco Jars Reginal Myer, with an introduction by Charles R. Beard together with a reprint of a book on “The Westminster Tobacco Box” published in 1824, Sampson Low London Marston & Co, Ltd. Size: 6″H x 5.25″L x 4.25W. Condition: Overall very good original condition. The interior tamper has lime scale that has adhered to the tamper resulting from humidification of H20 (water) over time. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tobacciana\Cigars\Humidors\Antique & Vintage”. The seller is “astor1000″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Vintage: Yes