A possibly Dutch silver-mounted and mother-of-pearl tobacco box
MAKER'S MARK BADLY STRUCK, POSSIBLY A DOUBLE EAGLE, DELFT, DATE LETTER K, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
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A possibly Dutch silver-mounted and mother-of-pearl tobacco box
Maker's mark badly struck, possibly a double eagle, Delft, date letter K, first half 18th Century
Of oblong form, with cut angles, the mounted reeded and stepped, the mother-of-pearl plaque at the cover carved with the Adoration, the base with a plain mother-of-pearl plaque
11.5cm. (4.1/2in.) wide
marked at the side
Lot Essay
see illustration
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