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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY CIRCA 1750
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A gold and mother of pearl snuff bottle
Apparently unmarked, possibly circa 1750
The pear-shaped bottle on spreading high-domed base, set with two mother of pearl plaques carved with strapwork, shells and rosettes against piqué gold ground, each side set with a shaped gold plaque depicting a dog and a duck respectively a bird near flowers, the moulded and chased gold mounts foliate-shaped, with shell-shaped stopper
7.5 cm. (3 in.) high
Apparently unmarked, possibly circa 1750
The pear-shaped bottle on spreading high-domed base, set with two mother of pearl plaques carved with strapwork, shells and rosettes against piqué gold ground, each side set with a shaped gold plaque depicting a dog and a duck respectively a bird near flowers, the moulded and chased gold mounts foliate-shaped, with shell-shaped stopper
7.5 cm. (3 in.) high