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Description: Exquisitely formed and decorated tortoiseshell
snuff box. The shell is pressed and forms diamonds, accented with
gold dots. The in-between lines have a fine wavy line on each side.
The diamonds are further lined with two different textured patterns
which run in opposite directions. When holding the box to the light,
the shimmer values juxtapose in a fugitive way. The top is framed
in a fine pattern of holy leaves and berries in piqué pose. See
Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society, 1700--1880
Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, ISBN: 0764316885A
pages 103-4.
The underside of the box also plays with the light, using
raised lines in different directions in a cube pattern.
Origin: England
Circa: 1780
Materials: Tortoiseshell
and gold.
Size: 3.2"x 1.9". 8.25x4.9cm. Condition:
Gold missing on one dot. Tiny chips on front. |
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