Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 22nd October 2013
Lot 818
‡A late 18th century French silver mounted mother-of-pearl powder box
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £220
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Description
‡A late 18th century French silver mounted mother-of-pearl powder box,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a architectural scene within stylised borders, the interior with two hinged compartments, a mirror and brush, length 6.2cm, plus an 18th century silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, oval form, the hinged cover inlaid with silver and mother-of-pearl depicting a chariot scene, length 8cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection at Newby Hall, Yorkshire.