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A FINE SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
maker's mark IB with crown, struck incuse, probably Dutch, circa 1759
The tortoiseshell body mounted with a silver three-quarter hinged cover finely engraved with hunting and boating scenes amongst a typical Dutch country landscape of narrow canals partly lined with trees, bull-rushes and a wooden shed, the lower section cast in relief with swags and engraved above with a ribbon-tied musical trophy, the border engraved with a laurel band
11.8cm. (4 5/8in.) long
maker's mark IB with crown, struck incuse, probably Dutch, circa 1759
The tortoiseshell body mounted with a silver three-quarter hinged cover finely engraved with hunting and boating scenes amongst a typical Dutch country landscape of narrow canals partly lined with trees, bull-rushes and a wooden shed, the lower section cast in relief with swags and engraved above with a ribbon-tied musical trophy, the border engraved with a laurel band
11.8cm. (4 5/8in.) long