A tortoise shell, gold- and silver-mounted ivory portrait miniature snuff box
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1870/1780
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A tortoise shell, gold- and silver-mounted ivory portrait miniature snuff box
Apparently unmarked, circa 1870/1780
Of circular form with partly profiled mounts, the cover set with a portrait miniature depicting an artist in his studio with painted a woman bordered by gold mounts, the reverse inlaid with silver dots
8cm. (3.1/8in.)diameter
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