A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 234
An 18th century silver-gilt mounted amethystine quartz snuff box
Estimate £700 - £900
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Description
An 18th century silver-gilt mounted amethystine quartz snuff box,
with a later Dutch control mark,
shaped rectangular form, reeded mounts with a raised thumb-piece, the base with bombè sides, length 7.3cm.
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 33.