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Snuff box 1750 - 1800
Tortoiseshell, silver, gold pique | 1.7 x 9.1 x 7.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 22006
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An oval tortoiseshell snuff box with silver rim mounts, shaped thumb piece and projecting moulded top edge, the top and base piqué with gold, foules point and clouté d'or, with foliate scrolls and a flowerhead.
Provenance
One of a group of boxes left to Queen Mary, by Lady Mount Stephen in 1933.
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Medium and techniques
Tortoiseshell, silver, gold pique
Measurements
1.7 x 9.1 x 7.6 cm (whole object)
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