Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019

Lot 497

A late 18th / early 19th century silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £650

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Description

A late 18th / early 19th century silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box,

unmarked,

carved as the hull of a galleon, the front with a pierced lion head figure-head, hinged cover, length 9.7cm.