λ An 18th century tortoiseshell and silver box

λ An 18th century tortoiseshell and silver box, the domed hinged lid with a central classical scene depicting three women kneeling in front of Roman soldiers in a desert setting with tents and buildings, with leaves, birds and butterflies, highlighted with piqué pose and piqué point, with further Rococo scrolls, with a cartouche shape escutcheon, with a silk lined divided interior, on cast lion's paw feet, 13cm high, 32.5cm wide, 26cm wide.

Provenance: Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society, 1700-1880, 2nd Edition, p.134, fig.183.