A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED SMOKY-QUARTZ SNUFF-BOX
A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED SMOKY-QUARTZ SNUFF-BOX

PROBABLY SCOTTISH, CIRCA 1815

Details
A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED SMOKY-QUARTZ SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY SCOTTISH, CIRCA 1815
rectangular box with rounded corners, the hinged cover and tapering base of step-faceted smoky-quartz, with reeded gold mounts and narrow incorporated thumbpiece
2 13/16 in. (72 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 123.

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