A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX

A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1780
octagonal box, the hinged cover, sides and base with panels of carved mother-of-pearl mounted à-jour within reeded gold mounts, the cover engraved with initials 'J M'
2½ in. (63 mm.) wide