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UNMARKED, THE BOX PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FRENCH, THE MICROMOSAIC PANEL ITALIAN, CIRCA 1835
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A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND MICROMOSAIC SNUFF BOX
UNMARKED, THE BOX PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FRENCH, THE MICROMOSAIC PANEL ITALIAN, CIRCA 1835
Rectangular, the mount to cover with acanthus leaf border, the micromosaic panel with Italianate scene depicting a ruined temple above a waterfall, an aqueduct and mountains in the background, a couple in national costume in foreground and others visible beside the temple, a tree to the left
3½ in. (9 cm.) long
UNMARKED, THE BOX PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FRENCH, THE MICROMOSAIC PANEL ITALIAN, CIRCA 1835
Rectangular, the mount to cover with acanthus leaf border, the micromosaic panel with Italianate scene depicting a ruined temple above a waterfall, an aqueduct and mountains in the background, a couple in national costume in foreground and others visible beside the temple, a tree to the left
3½ in. (9 cm.) long
Special notice
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