An 18th century German gilt-metal mounted rock crystal snuff box

An 18th century German gilt-metal mounted rock crystal snuff box,

unmarked,

cartouche form, the hinged cover carved in relief with a stylised scallop shell, reeded mounts with a scroll thumb-piece, the interior with an old collection label, length 7.6cm.

Provenance: 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 34.