A FRENCH VERNIS-MARTIN LACQUER AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
With paint simulating tortoiseshell lining, the cover painted with a classical scene of Poseidon with mermaids, nymphs and wild animals and sea creatures, the sides and base with striped decoration
3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) diameter
A FRENCH VERNIS-MARTIN LACQUER AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
With paint simulating tortoiseshell lining, the cover painted with a classical scene of Poseidon with mermaids, nymphs and wild animals and sea creatures, the sides and base with striped decoration
3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) diameter
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