An early to mid-17th century boxwood snuff box, Dutch, dated 1637


In the form of a clog, carved with a tulip between leaves, and with a circular buckle, and rosettes at the heel, with sliding cover, the sole carved with a fern-like plant and the date '1637', 4cm wide x 11cm deep x 5cm high, (1 1/2in wide x 4in deep x 1 1/2in high)
|Carved with a tulip, this box may have been made to commemorate the collapse of the tulip trade, which began when prices for the flowers fell dramatically in February 1637.