UNMARKED, PROBABLY ITALIAN, CIRCA 1840
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
unmarked, probably Italian, circa 1840
Rectangular gold-mounted black composition box with slightly concave sides, the cover set with an oval miniature of a lady, possibly a courtesan, looking over her left shoulder and making a gesture of silence, a red scarf knotted in her curly black hair, within a gilt-metal mount
3¾ in. (96 mm.) wide
unmarked, probably Italian, circa 1840
Rectangular gold-mounted black composition box with slightly concave sides, the cover set with an oval miniature of a lady, possibly a courtesan, looking over her left shoulder and making a gesture of silence, a red scarf knotted in her curly black hair, within a gilt-metal mount
3¾ in. (96 mm.) wide
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