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PROBABLY NAPLES, CIRCA 1730/1740
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AN ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GOLD PIQUÉ
probably Naples, circa 1730/1740
Cartouche-shaped dark brown composition box with tapering bombé sides, inlaid all over with engraved shimmering mother-of-pearl and gold piqué posé, the lid decorated with four playful putti in a landscape, within scrolling and heart-shaped borders, the sides and base with a Bérainesque scroll decoration, raised reeded borders, two gold hinges
2 5/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
probably Naples, circa 1730/1740
Cartouche-shaped dark brown composition box with tapering bombé sides, inlaid all over with engraved shimmering mother-of-pearl and gold piqué posé, the lid decorated with four playful putti in a landscape, within scrolling and heart-shaped borders, the sides and base with a Bérainesque scroll decoration, raised reeded borders, two gold hinges
2 5/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
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