an early antique Georgian lead tobacco box. 150mm x 130mm

150mm x 130mm

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an early antique Georgian lead tobacco box. 150mm x 130mman early unadorned antique Georgian tobacco box of octagonal form with a simple flat lid with a decorated finial in the form of an african man likely to be a black Virginian. length 100mm width 100mm height to top of finial 130mm the demand for a box capable of retaining moisture in processed tobacco grew in the Georgian times with the increase in popularity of smoking and availability of tobacco. the impervious nature of lead made it the ideal