Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 12th July 2023
Lot 561
λA late 18th/early 19th century French gold-mounted portrait miniature tortoiseshell snuff box,
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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Description
λA late 18th/early 19th century French gold-mounted portrait miniature tortoiseshell snuff box,
by Adrien Vachette, Paris 1798-1809,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with dark blue enamel and gold banding and with a central earlier enamel oval portrait of a gentleman, the box gold lined and with a gold thumb-piece, length 8.8cm.