A TORTOISESHELL, HARDWOOD AND PARQUETRY BOX
20th Century
With a hinged tortoiseshell enclosing a parquetry interior with a lidded well, with head and legs
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) high; 5½ in. (14 cm.) deep
Lot Essay
A very similar colonial tortoiseshell and parquetry box was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 14 July 1994, lot 96.