An 18th century silver-gilt mounted amethystine quartz snuff box

An 18th century silver-gilt mounted amethystine quartz snuff box,

with a later Dutch control mark,

shaped rectangular form, reeded mounts with a raised thumb-piece, the base with bombè sides, length 7.3cm.

A Ducal collection of Hardstone and Gold Boxes Collected by the 7th and 8th Dukes of Wellington, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 19 June 2013, lot 33.