Exceptional Coquilla Nut Snuff box depicting ’Bacchus’ God of wine. On the cover Bacchus is sat astride a barrel of wine holding a bottle in one hand and a bowl in the other. The whole of the rest of the box is profusely and deeply carved with ‘satyrs’, men with goat-like features usually depicted with erections, and female Maenads or mainades who were women devoted to the god Bacchus (Dionysus, in Greek mythology). Their name originally meant “raving ones,” as they were believed to be possessed by the god. While also under the god's influence, these women possessed supernatural abilities and strength. The whole box is one large party of drinking eating and partying. The carving is in deep relief and has 11 faces just on the lid. It is a large box measuring 11 cm’s long and 4.5 cm’s deep. It is undamaged and a superb mellow colour. The hinge is original. It closes well but does not ‘snap’ shut. It is the finest quality of this type of Coqulla snuff box I have seen and in remarkable condition totally covered in wonderful carving…..
Circa 1800-10
Exceptional Coquilla Nut Snuff box depicting ’Bacchus’ God of wine. On the cover Bacchus is sat astride a barrel of wine holding a bottle in one hand and a bowl in the other. The whole of the rest of the box is profusely and deeply carved with ‘satyrs’, men with goat-like features usually depicted with erections, and female Maenads or mainades who were women devoted to the god Bacchus (Dionysus, in Greek mythology). Their name originally meant “raving ones,” as they were believed to be possessed by the god. While also under the god's influence, these women possessed supernatural abilities and strength. The whole box is one large party of drinking eating and partying. The carving is in deep relief and has 11 faces just on the lid. It is a large box measuring 11 cm’s long and 4.5 cm’s deep. It is undamaged and a superb mellow colour. The hinge is original. It closes well but does not ‘snap’ shut. It is the finest quality of this type of Coqulla snuff box I have seen and in remarkable condition totally covered in wonderful carving…..
Circa 1800-10
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