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Offline tallbear

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18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« on: March 27, 2018, 08:08:27 PM »
Every year the CLA gives out awards for table displays at their annual meeting in Kentucky in August.I was honored this year to be asked to make the awards for the Contemporary Table Displays.My submission is a 18th century Sterling Silver and Cow Horn Tobacco Box based on a couple of examples in the Winterthur Collection .The griffin artwork was taken from an 1759 Power Horn known as The John Williams Horn.

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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2018, 10:22:26 PM »
 Really neat Mitch, I recognized the "Griffin" from the John Williams horn as soon as I saw it. Great workmanship on both mediums.

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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2018, 12:42:23 AM »
Geeze Mitch, I think you should change your name to Revere, very nice!!!
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2018, 02:45:08 AM »
Yes indeed nice. The winners will be very happy.
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2018, 04:22:55 AM »
Really nice boxes Mitch.
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Offline BOB HILL

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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2018, 04:40:47 AM »
Beautiful work, Mitch. Thanks for sharing.
Bob
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2018, 04:02:04 AM »
Mitch, is that a HellHorse/Nytemare?  Very cool!  Well done sir. 
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2018, 04:15:29 AM »
Really really nice Mitch, you've come a long way for sure!!
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2018, 02:15:17 AM »
Thanks guys!!!

Marcruger

It's often referred to as a $#*! hound sometimes a griffin.A lot of mythical creatures in the period........

Mitch
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2018, 03:37:14 AM »
Just beautiful! I don't know how you get the volume on all that silver and build rifles but you are a quality factory;  )
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Re: 18th Century Silver Tobacco Boxes
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2018, 06:19:46 AM »
Awesome work.
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