This tobacco box is beautifully cut and engraved.
The text on the lid: "ik hoop door t geloof en liefde, kragtigt fortuyn komt van god almagtig Daar vrede is woont god hebt vrede in u gemoet gij wort gezegent met veel moet".
Around this text eight medallions with symbolic figures, such as justice and hope.
At the bottom: Sword with laurel wreath, around the text: "wapen van batavia", next to it two crowned eagles.
On the rim: initials: R. J. B.
Duthch, Batavia, 18th century.
Rare.
