A Small Jewelled Gold-Mounted Burgau Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Box, Continental, mid-19th Century

rectangular with cut corners, the lid carved in burgau shell with five putti dancing below a tree, the sides decorated with bands of mother-of-pearl alternating with turquoise beads on a gold ground, the burgau shell base carved with two fishermen on a lake near rockery, the interior of the base lined in gold,

2 ⅛ in., 5.4 cm wide