Sale 6950
London
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11 November 2004
Price realised
GBP 956
Estimate
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL, IVORY AND WOOD SNUFF-BOX FRENCH OR FLEMISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY The box of canted rectangular form, the hinged lid carved with a scene of a lion and lioness fighting a python; with four mother-of-pearl panels to the corners decorated with scrolls; the sides and underside of ivory veneer 4 1/8 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. (10.5 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm.)
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