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A miniature tortoiseshell box
of octagonal outline with tapering base and domed cover, with silver and yellow metal pique decoration overall and a central engraved mother-of-pearl band inscribed BoAMi SENor DnFrAN TOrO PALO MAYO 1642, the cover with a model of a tortoise with articulated limbs, the interior gilded, possibly Spanish, 17th century -- 2 5/16in. (5.9cm) wide
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of octagonal outline with tapering base and domed cover, with silver and yellow metal pique decoration overall and a central engraved mother-of-pearl band inscribed BoAMi SENor DnFrAN TOrO PALO MAYO 1642, the cover with a model of a tortoise with articulated limbs, the interior gilded, possibly Spanish, 17th century -- 2 5/16in. (5.9cm) wide
See Illustration