A CONTINENTAL METAL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DUTCH
Oblong, the hinged cover set with a mother-of-pearl panel, engraved with fans and fruiting grape-vines, the sides with plain mother-of-pearl panels with vertical tortoiseshell bands between, the base with metal plaque depicting a bird within scrolling foliage
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) long
A CONTINENTAL METAL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DUTCH
Oblong, the hinged cover set with a mother-of-pearl panel, engraved with fans and fruiting grape-vines, the sides with plain mother-of-pearl panels with vertical tortoiseshell bands between, the base with metal plaque depicting a bird within scrolling foliage
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) long
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