Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015
Lot 556
λA late 18th / early 19th century French gold mounted lacquered snuff box
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
λA late 18th / early 19th century French gold mounted lacquered snuff box,
marked with French control marks,
circular form, the base and cover with gold mounts and reeded decoration on a brown ground, tortoiseshell lined, the pull-off cover with a painted scene under glass of a vase of flowers, with a later base rim, on four small ball feet, diameter 7.8cm