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Description: A tortoiseshell snuff box combining pressed and
gold applied decoration. The leafy symmetrical pattern is in the
neoclassical tradition. It is accented in the four corners with
delicately modeled gold acorns. The central name plaque and catch
are also in gold.
Origin: England.
Circa: 1790
Materials: Tortoiseshell
and gold.
Size: 1.8"x1.1".4.7x3 cm.
Condition: Small
loss of hinge. It does not prevent perfect closure. Traces of old
snuff still present. |
