Reference:
smsnts122
Description:
A tortoiseshell and silver piqué snuff box. The scene at the
front is an illustration of an Aesop's fable (the fox tricking the
stork into getting his head stuck in a narrow necked jar) and imbues
the box with its special charm.
See Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society, 1700--1880
Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, ISBN: 0764316885
pages 103-104.
Origin: English
Circa: 1750
Materials: Tortoiseshell
and silver.
Size: 2.2" across. 5.5 cm. 2.25" tall. 3.3 cm.
Condition: Wear on
closing snap and a small loss and crack on shell, make it difficult
to shut firmly. The back hinge has a late, not entirely sympathetic,
repair. The hinge does work. |
