A silver and agate-mounted snuff box
A silver and agate-mounted snuff box

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY ENGLAND, CIRCA 1750

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A silver and agate-mounted snuff box
Apparently unmarked, possibly England, circa 1750
Of cartouche form, the sides compressed and with reeded bands, the cover with a flowerheads alternated by trelliswork and shaped cartouches in a wide band and centered by an applied silver-mounted agate plaque
7cm. (2.7/8in.) wide

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