A 18th century silver-gilt mounted agate snuff box

A 18th century silver-gilt mounted agate snuff box,

unmarked,

shaped rectangular form, reeded mounts and plain thumb-piece, shaped bombè sides, the interior with an old collection label '51', length 7.8cm.

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 39.