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A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED RED COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770
Oval poudre d'écaille box, the cover inlaid with a scrolling foliate gold rosette in the centre and a border formed by twisted leafy gold bands, the sides of the lid set with a gold border engraved with a wavescroll motif, the flange with wavy border, the interior lined with tortoiseshell
74mm. (2 7/8in.) wide
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770
Oval poudre d'écaille box, the cover inlaid with a scrolling foliate gold rosette in the centre and a border formed by twisted leafy gold bands, the sides of the lid set with a gold border engraved with a wavescroll motif, the flange with wavy border, the interior lined with tortoiseshell
74mm. (2 7/8in.) wide