Lot Essay
The sitter is described variously as Lord Ashburton and Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford.
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A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PORTRAIT SNUFF BOX
PARIS, 1762-1768, MAKER'S MARK UNCLEAR
Of rectangular form with canted corners, inlaid with borders of circles, with foliate scroll and rocaille thumbpiece, the hinged cover set with an oval portrait miniature of a man, circa 1720, attributed to Christian Friedrich Zincke, marked on flange; struck with the charge and discharge of Jean-Jacques Prevost--3 1/4in. (8.2cm.)
PARIS, 1762-1768, MAKER'S MARK UNCLEAR
Of rectangular form with canted corners, inlaid with borders of circles, with foliate scroll and rocaille thumbpiece, the hinged cover set with an oval portrait miniature of a man, circa 1720, attributed to Christian Friedrich Zincke, marked on flange; struck with the charge and discharge of Jean-Jacques Prevost--3 1/4in. (8.2cm.)