CIRCA 1790
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A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BOX AND COVER**
Circa 1790
The circular fitted cover with watercolor-on-ivory portrait miniature depicting an Eighteenth Century lady before landscape; the surround, sides and bottom applied with a lattice-work design.
1¼in. (3cm.) high, 3in. (7.5cm.) dia.
Circa 1790
The circular fitted cover with watercolor-on-ivory portrait miniature depicting an Eighteenth Century lady before landscape; the surround, sides and bottom applied with a lattice-work design.
1¼in. (3cm.) high, 3in. (7.5cm.) dia.
Special notice
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