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19TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX**
19TH CENTURY
Rectangular, the cover piqué posé with flower sprays and insects, the base with a panel of geometric ornament, the gold mounts probably later, the cover and bezel with pseudo discharge mark
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
Rectangular, the cover piqué posé with flower sprays and insects, the base with a panel of geometric ornament, the gold mounts probably later, the cover and bezel with pseudo discharge mark
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, L.1970.23.17
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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