A gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, probably English or German, circa 1725-30 of slender rectangular form, both lid and base inlaid with blond and dark tortoiseshell within gold cagework chased inside and out with small figures, animals and birds on a sablé ground, within husk and strapwork borders, raised thumbpiece, in modern shagreen case,8.1 cm., 3 1/4 in. wide
A gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, probably English or German, circa 1725-30 of slender rectangular form, both lid and base inlaid with blond and dark tortoiseshell within gold cagework chased inside and out with small figures, animals and birds on a sablé ground, within husk and strapwork borders, raised thumbpiece, in modern shagreen case,8.1 cm., 3 1/4 in. wide
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