An 18th century gold-mounted agate snuff box

An 18th century gold-mounted agate snuff box,

unmarked, probably English or German,

cartouche form, reeded mounts and scroll thumb-piece, the base with bombe sides, the interior with an old collection label '13', length 5.4cm.

Povenance: 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 35.