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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE FIRST PROBABLY ENGLISH, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE SECOND 19TH CENTURY
Details
A fine silver-mounted tortoise shell snuff-box and a gilt-metal mounted snuff-box
Apparently unmarked, the first probably English, second half 18th century, the second 19th century
The box formed by a small turtle with plain silver mounts and hinged cover inset with the tortoise panel, double S-scroll thumbpiece, the brown stippled snuff-box with gilt-metal mounts and hinged cover inset with shell panel
8 cm. long (2)
Apparently unmarked, the first probably English, second half 18th century, the second 19th century
The box formed by a small turtle with plain silver mounts and hinged cover inset with the tortoise panel, double S-scroll thumbpiece, the brown stippled snuff-box with gilt-metal mounts and hinged cover inset with shell panel
8 cm. long (2)
Special notice
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