LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL IVORY SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
late 19th century
Oval ivory box with slight baluster sides, the cover carved with a head of Mercury in profile to the right, the inside of the cover set with an oval miniature under glass depicting a young lady disguised as Diana the Huntress and holding a black pet dog, against a landscape background
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
late 19th century
Oval ivory box with slight baluster sides, the cover carved with a head of Mercury in profile to the right, the inside of the cover set with an oval miniature under glass depicting a young lady disguised as Diana the Huntress and holding a black pet dog, against a landscape background
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
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