Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th January 2022 - 26th January 2022

Lot 719

An 18th century gold-mounted carved agate snuff box

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £3200

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Description

An 18th century gold-mounted carved agate snuff box,

unmarked, probably German,

oval form, the tapering sides with carved fluted decoration, plain mounts and thumb-piece, the hinged cover carved with a shepherdess and her sheep in a classical setting with scroll motifs, length 7.4cm.