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PROBABLY GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED NAUTILUS SHELL SNUFF-BOX
probably German, late 17th Century
The shell body etched at the sides with a dragon and scolling foliage, the valve pierced and carved with visor, the hinged cover with engraved foliage borders and with two applied salamanders
3 11/16 in. (90 mm.) high
probably German, late 17th Century
The shell body etched at the sides with a dragon and scolling foliage, the valve pierced and carved with visor, the hinged cover with engraved foliage borders and with two applied salamanders
3 11/16 in. (90 mm.) high
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