A GERMAN ROCOCO GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED AGATE SNUFF-BOX

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A GERMAN ROCOCO GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED AGATE SNUFF-BOX
possibly Saxon, circa 1740/1750

Cartouche-shaped brown agate box with wavy outline, the cover carved with shellwork, the front corner of the slightly bombé plain sides similarly carved with shells, the gold mounts reeded and the thumbpiece chased with scrolls -- 59 mm long

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