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PROBABLY NAPLES, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE INTERIOR BEARING LATER POST-1838 FRENCH CONTROL MARKS
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AN ITALIAN GOLD PIQUE-WORK TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY NAPLES, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE INTERIOR BEARING LATER POST-1838 FRENCH CONTROL MARKS
Inlaid on each side with gold piqué-work of a basket of flowers and ferns, cover with undulating thumbpiece, the interior of the cover set with a watercolour miniature of a maid bathing a courtier in her boudoir
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; 3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide; 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) deep
PROBABLY NAPLES, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE INTERIOR BEARING LATER POST-1838 FRENCH CONTROL MARKS
Inlaid on each side with gold piqué-work of a basket of flowers and ferns, cover with undulating thumbpiece, the interior of the cover set with a watercolour miniature of a maid bathing a courtier in her boudoir
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; 3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide; 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) deep
Special notice
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