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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER SNUFF-BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Inlaid with Chinoiserie decoration, the cover with an obelisk and ruined temple in a landscape setting
2 in. (5 cm.) high; 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.)
Together with a red lacquer snuff-box, the cover and base each with a miniature depicting two Chinoiserie putti, probably French, 18th Century, 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Inlaid with Chinoiserie decoration, the cover with an obelisk and ruined temple in a landscape setting
2 in. (5 cm.) high; 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.)
Together with a red lacquer snuff-box, the cover and base each with a miniature depicting two Chinoiserie putti, probably French, 18th Century, 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
From the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted and thence by descent.
Special notice
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