Property from the Collection of Lord and Lady Fairhaven TWO GOLD OR GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOXES, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY Both rectangular, the first inset with a gouache miniature of a landscape with figures and animals on a track, French School, late 18th century with gold mounts; the second set with a gouache miniature of a landscape with two riders pausing by a blasted tree, French School, late 18th century, in gilt-metal mounts, both apparently unmarked 10cm., 4 in. wide; 8.5cm., 3¼in. wide (2) Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view Shipping Calculator, please click hereCondition ReportBoth boxes in generally good condition.First with a couple of nibbles to tortoiseshell at back on lid and base; the gilt mount to the glazed miniature not perfect.Second in good condition. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Property from the Collection of Lord and Lady Fairhaven TWO GOLD OR GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOXES, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY Both rectangular, the first inset with a gouache miniature of a landscape with figures and animals on a track, French School, late 18th century with gold mounts; the second set with a gouache miniature of a landscape with two riders pausing by a blasted tree, French School, late 18th century, in gilt-metal mounts, both apparently unmarked 10cm., 4 in. wide; 8.5cm., 3¼in. wide (2) Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view Shipping Calculator, please click hereCondition ReportBoth boxes in generally good condition.First with a couple of nibbles to tortoiseshell at back on lid and base; the gilt mount to the glazed miniature not perfect.Second in good condition. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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