Lot Essay
A similar tray from the Estate of the late Eva, Countess of Rosebery and Midlothian was sold Sotheby's, 23 May 1991, lot 80
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A NEAPOLITAN SHAPED OVAL PIQUE TORTOISESHELL TRAY, piqué posé in gold and engraved mother-of-pearl with oriental figures in a landscape of ruins and a tree and with birds and insects in the sky, the side and border inlaid with scrolls, shells and trelliswork, circa 1740
Details
A NEAPOLITAN SHAPED OVAL PIQUE TORTOISESHELL TRAY, piqué posé in gold and engraved mother-of-pearl with oriental figures in a landscape of ruins and a tree and with birds and insects in the sky, the side and border inlaid with scrolls, shells and trelliswork, circa 1740
9in. (22.9cm.) wide
9in. (22.9cm.) wide