Fine Jewellery - 20th April 2023
Lot 1180
An agate and gold horseshoe form snuff box
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500
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Description
An agate and gold horseshoe form snuff box, English c.1750 the two agate sections to the hinged cover and base with Rococo style chased decroation on matted ground to the gold mounts, length 4.5cm, fitted red velvet lined shagreen case
For similar box see Eighteenth Century gold boxes, A Kenneth Snowman, p268