A tortoiseshell snuff box with silver-gilt mounts, Continental, circa 1730
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May 15, 01:04 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CHF
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Description
formed of a whole shell of a geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus), with polished silver-gilt mounts, the interior lined in silver-gilt, the inside of the hinged lid engraved with the crest of the Alnwick family of London, apparently unmarked,
length 8.5 cm; 3 1/4 in.
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Belonging to a Country House in Oxford, England, since the early 20th century