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PROPERTY OF A FLORIDA COUPLE
A GEORGE I GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL BOOK-FORM SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1725
Details
A GEORGE I GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL BOOK-FORM SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1725
Book form, the front and back covers each set with a panel of mother-of-pearl engraved with masks, flowerbaskets, and baroque scrolls, within gold borders engraved with beading and ribbon borders, the gold spine engraved OVID DE ARTE AMANDI and with engraved ornament, apparently unmarked
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
CIRCA 1725
Book form, the front and back covers each set with a panel of mother-of-pearl engraved with masks, flowerbaskets, and baroque scrolls, within gold borders engraved with beading and ribbon borders, the gold spine engraved OVID DE ARTE AMANDI and with engraved ornament, apparently unmarked
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Kenneth Davis (Works of Art) Ltd.