A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PIQUE POWDER BOX

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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PIQUE POWDER BOX
CIRCA 1780

Of circular form with reeded and stiff foliate borders, the base, sides and push-on cover decorated with pique of paterae and quatrefoils set into blond tortoiseshell, struck with traces of later prestige marks--2 1/2 in. diam. (6.35 cm.)