A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 90
λA late 18th century gilt-metal mounted portrait snuff box
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1400
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Description
λA late 18th century gilt-metal mounted portrait snuff box,
circular form, engraved borders, the pull-off cover with an oval portrait of a lady, with linear white, red and gold ground, tortoiseshell lined, diameter 8cm, plus a silver snuff box, of rectangular form, basket weave decoration, the inside of the hinged cover with a panel of a putto, goblet and urn, length 8.8cm. (2)