Snuffbox - Lot 33

Lot n° 33
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Snuffbox - Lot 33
Snuffbox formed of a partially carved natural shell, the silver mount engraved on the lid with scrolls on an amati background and applied in the center with carved mother-of-pearl stylizing a shell. French work of the 18th century, discharge mark clearly legible. Length: 5.7 cm. Gross weight: 46 g. Notes : An approximate model with a gold setting is reproduced in the catalog "monologue en l'honneur des coquillages" Hermitage Museum collection published in 2014. Number 86 page 162. Described as English, first quarter of the 18th century.
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