A Large Brass Tobacco Box, Dutch - Antique Associated At West Townsend

A Large Brass Tobacco Box, Dutch

Village and Farm Scene
Two teams of horse plowing fields, farmer seeding, and village scene

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Engraved in Old Dutch “I plough the land, I harrow the land and I don’t ask for wisdom.”
Loosely translated to mean that it was more important that you knew how to live from the land than to be educated; intended as a swipe to educated people of that time (According to a friend in Amsterdam).

Item Date: 18th Century

Measurement: 7.5" by 3 by 1.25"

Price: $285

SKU 1012-104

For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.