V RARE ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH TOBACCO BOX DECORATED ON BOTH SIDES HUNTING For Sale

V RARE ANTIQUE EARLY 18TH CENTURY DUTCH TOBACCO BOX BEAUTIFULLY MADE FROM BRASS AND COPPER. UNUSUAL IN SHAPE AND FORM WITH ITS ROUNDED EDGES AND BEVELED PILLAR TYPE CORNERS. DECORATED ALL OVER WITH FLORAL ACANTHUS TYPE LEAVES , ON BOTH SIDES IT IS HAND ENGRAVED WITH DIFFERENT DESIGNS , ONE SHOWING DEER HUNTING WITH DOGS AND A GENTLEMAN WITH HIS HUNTING TOOLS IN PURSUIT WITH BUILDINGS IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE WORDS NEATLY ENGRAVED \" HET JAGEN IS GOET \" WHICH I BELIEVE TRANSLATE IN OLD DUTCH TO \"HUNTING IS GOOD\" . THE OTHER SIDE IS DECORATED WITH A NAUTICAL TYPE SCENE TWO GENTLEMAN FISHING AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CHILD WITH A MODEL BOAT ON THE WATER, ANOTHER OLD DUTCH SCRIPT BELOW THIS DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER \" HET VISSE VEGETESEEL\" ??? VISSE I BELIEVE MEANS FISH IN ENGLISH , MEASURING 12.9CM WIDE X 5.5CM FRONT TO BACK AND 3.5CM IN DEPTH. QUITE WEIGHTY FOR ITS SIZE. OVERALL IN GOOD SOLID STABLE CONDITION CONSIDERING ITS AGE, IT HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER THE HINGE IS STRONG. WILL BE POSTED WORLDWIDE FULLY TRACKED WELL PACKED PLEASE SEE MY OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS LISTED THIS WEEK.