CIRCA 1760
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A GERMAN GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL GEM-SET SNUFFBOX
Circa 1760
Pentagonal, the sides and cover applied with rocaille, the mother-of-pearl engraved with trelliswork, the hinged cover with silver and diamond thumbpiece, opening to a pen-and-ink scene of figures in a landscape, the interior gold-lined, marked with an incuse tulip and stars
2½in. (6.4 cm.) wide (3)
Circa 1760
Pentagonal, the sides and cover applied with rocaille, the mother-of-pearl engraved with trelliswork, the hinged cover with silver and diamond thumbpiece, opening to a pen-and-ink scene of figures in a landscape, the interior gold-lined, marked with an incuse tulip and stars
2½in. (6.4 cm.) wide (3)
Sale room notice
The illustration for this lot is incorrectly numbered as lot 15.