JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 8 September 2020 - 10:00 AM start

An 18thC snuff box of silver framed Canton carved mother-of-pearl

Realised: $2,600 plus premium

Lot Details

the walls, hinged lid and base all of luminous iridescent shell, each superbly carved in low relief with a ribbon outlined cartouche of scale pattern on a field engrailed diagonally. The silver mounts unmarked, possibly French, c.1770. 81 x 42 x 42mm