Silver, Early Spoons & Collectors' Items - 25th April 2006

Lot 68

An early Victorian mounted terrapin shell box

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £900

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Description

An early Victorian mounted terrapin shell box, with two compartments and two covers arranged about a central hinge, engraved with thistles and foliage and inscribed "R. McMichael', gilt interior, by Edward Edwards, London 1838, 3.5in (9cm).