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PETER CROSS (BRITISH, C. 1645-1724)
A young lady, in blue daygown, white chemise and red shawl, yellow flowers in her hair; sky background
signed with monogram 'PC' (mid-left)
on vellum
oval, 3.1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, set in the secret compartment of a George I oval gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff-box, the cover with scallop-shell pattern formed by alternating bands of raised tortoiseshell decorated with piqué scrolls and gold strips chased with fowl amongst trellis and strapwork, the base adorned in piqué point with the arms and motto of Affleck of Newmarket
A young lady, in blue daygown, white chemise and red shawl, yellow flowers in her hair; sky background
signed with monogram 'PC' (mid-left)
on vellum
oval, 3.1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, set in the secret compartment of a George I oval gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff-box, the cover with scallop-shell pattern formed by alternating bands of raised tortoiseshell decorated with piqué scrolls and gold strips chased with fowl amongst trellis and strapwork, the base adorned in piqué point with the arms and motto of Affleck of Newmarket
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 28 February 1991, lot 388.
Literature
C. le Corbeiller, European and American Snuff Boxes 1730-1830, London, 1966, illustrated figs. 619, 620 and 621.
F. Biddulph, 'Small Wonders', The Antique Collector, October 1993, p. 82, illustrated in colour fig. 4.
F. Biddulph, 'Small Wonders', The Antique Collector, October 1993, p. 82, illustrated in colour fig. 4.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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