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TWO CIRCULAR LACQUERED TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF-BOXES
probably France, 18th Century
The layer example painted with two putti bringing flowers to a scantily-clad goddess on a rich red ground and with engraved and reeded silver mounts, the sides and base also painted in red, the smaller example painted with an amorino and a dog with a gilt foliate surround and on a red and green ground painted with tiny lozenges - 7.75cm wide and smaller (2)
probably France, 18th Century
The layer example painted with two putti bringing flowers to a scantily-clad goddess on a rich red ground and with engraved and reeded silver mounts, the sides and base also painted in red, the smaller example painted with an amorino and a dog with a gilt foliate surround and on a red and green ground painted with tiny lozenges - 7.75cm wide and smaller (2)