Snuff box

Title

[Snuff box]

Format

Realia

Published

[19--]

Description

1 snuff box : wood and black lacquer ; 3 1/6" dia. x 5/8" h.

Notes

Title supplied by cataloger.
ISR 1302.
Possibly Bildermeyer period.

Summary

Snuff box with no exterior decoration. A false bottom lining conceals two erotic scenes. The reverse of the lining depicts a woman on a couch having coitus with a standing male. The bottom of the box shows a male and female involved in foreplay.

Kinsey subjects

Art--Germany--20th century.
Covert novelties.
Coitus.
Foreplay.