A Louis XV French unmarked silver mounted tortoiseshell
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A Louis XV French unmarked silver mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, circa 1730-50
Of circular form with bombe sides, the mounted with stand-away hinge and scroll everted thumbpiece. The lid inset with a Rococo chased and engraved inlaid silver decoration of three classical dolphins against rocaille, C scrolls, cornucopia, flower head and foliate scrolls all populated with inset sections of mother of pearl.
Diameter – 7.8 cm / 3.05 inches
Weight – 81 grams / 2.6 ozt
Of circular form with bombe sides, the mounted with stand-away hinge and scroll everted thumbpiece. The lid inset with a Rococo chased and engraved inlaid silver decoration of three classical dolphins against rocaille, C scrolls, cornucopia, flower head and foliate scrolls all populated with inset sections of mother of pearl.
Diameter – 7.8 cm / 3.05 inches
Weight – 81 grams / 2.6 ozt
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A Louis XV French unmarked silver mounted tortoiseshell
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