Carved Burr-Wood Tobacco Box with Equestrian Relief

Carved Burr-Wood Tobacco Box with Equestrian Relief

$285.00
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Carved Burr-Wood Tobacco Box with Equestrian Relief
$285.00

Specifications

Attributed to Czechoslovakia, c. 1944
Carved burr wood, hinged lid
8.5 x 6.5 x 1 cm (W x H x D)

Every KOBK object is one of one and carries its age honestly. Expect marks, wear and patina as part of the piece; any specific fault is noted above. Where an object is photographed on a stand, the stand is included.

Notes

A small tobacco box carved with a rider taking a fence at full stretch. The relief catches you first, but the wood is what holds you: a dense burr figure running across the lid, sides and interior, so that even the plain surfaces have movement. Burr is the wild, knotted grain that forms where a tree has grown around a wound or cluster of buds, prized by carvers exactly because it is unpredictable.

The c. 1944 Czechoslovak attribution comes with the object and we keep it qualified, but the wartime date gives it a quiet charge: a small, careful, hand-made thing from a hard year. Made for the hand, compact and tactile, and beautifully resolved when opened.