AT an auction the other day, in Paris, a small Louis XVI snuff-box, without jewels, but enriched with miniature landscapes by Van Blarenbergh, fetched the large sum of ten thousand dollars. No ...
Staffordshire potters in 19th-century England liked to depict humorous people in everyday activities. The figurines were the only way to see what a brave lion tamer or important political figure ...
Before diving into the highly bizarre 2006 BBC Three sketch-comedy series Snuff Box, it may help to check out the DVD set’s “Taking Control Of Your Body” featurette, in which an eclectic array of ...
For sale: The silver snuff box stolen from Nelson's cabin as he lay dying on the deck of the Victory
A silver snuff box stolen by a sailor from Lord Admiral Nelson's cabin as he lay dying on the deck of HMS Victory is to be sold at auction. The 8cm horn-shaped snuff 'mull' was taken from Horatio's ...
Dr Heike Zech, a senior curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, takes the lid off snuff boxes with Marija Schranz. 18th century Maltese lady holding a snuff box (detail). Respect and ...
Admiral Nelson's snuff box - that helped start his affair with Lady Hamilton - has been put up for sale for £45,000. The tortoiseshell composition snuff box was originally owned by the Battle of ...
A rare snuff box from Faberge that experts feared may be lost is expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction on Monday. 27 November 2010 • 8:30am The diamond-encrusted box bearing the portrait of ...
I can't be in love if it's plastic to live on my own just seems tragic but we'll raise our swords high when our day comes you thought it was gold but it was bronze so ...
A Russian imperial snuff box that the family of a Bulgarian minister claims was stolen from the diplomat's son during the Allies' bombing of Europe. Christie's The family of a late Bulgarian minister ...
A bone snuff box confiscated from the murderer William Burke when he was captured in 1829 is expected to fetch up to £3000 at auction this week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...
Q: You composed, scored and performed all the music in the series yourself. Was that always the intention? A: Yes, definitely. I composed and performed the music for the BBC THREE rock opera AD/BC ...
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