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Lot 306
A GROUP OF TEN TORTOISESHELL ITEMS
MOSTLY ENGLISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Closed8 July 2010
Price Realised
GBP 1,625
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A GROUP OF TEN TORTOISESHELL ITEMS
MOSTLY ENGLISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising three various etuis inlaid in silver or silver and gold, a toothpick box circa 1790, an oval snuff box with gilt-metal mounts, circa 1790, a carnet-de-bal with bright-engraved gold mounts (lacks pencil), a circular box with pull-off cover and applied gold roundel, probably French circa 1800, a tortoiseshell caddy spoon with scalloped bowl and inlaid silver disc-shaped reserve, circa 1790, a blonde tortoiseshell snuff box with cut corners (a/f), also a necessaire-de-voyage of knife-box form containing ivory aide-memoire, scent bottle, tooth/ear pick, tweezers and tortoiseshell-handled knife, circa 1795
Largest etui 4¾ in. long (12 cm.) (10)
MOSTLY ENGLISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising three various etuis inlaid in silver or silver and gold, a toothpick box circa 1790, an oval snuff box with gilt-metal mounts, circa 1790, a carnet-de-bal with bright-engraved gold mounts (lacks pencil), a circular box with pull-off cover and applied gold roundel, probably French circa 1800, a tortoiseshell caddy spoon with scalloped bowl and inlaid silver disc-shaped reserve, circa 1790, a blonde tortoiseshell snuff box with cut corners (a/f), also a necessaire-de-voyage of knife-box form containing ivory aide-memoire, scent bottle, tooth/ear pick, tweezers and tortoiseshell-handled knife, circa 1795
Largest etui 4¾ in. long (12 cm.) (10)
A GROUP OF TEN TORTOISESHELL ITEMS
MOSTLY ENGLISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising three various etuis inlaid in silver or silver and gold, a toothpick box circa 1790, an oval snuff box with gilt-metal mounts, circa 1790, a carnet-de-bal with bright-engraved gold mounts (lacks pencil), a circular box with pull-off cover and applied gold roundel, probably French circa 1800, a tortoiseshell caddy spoon with scalloped bowl and inlaid silver disc-shaped reserve, circa 1790, a blonde tortoiseshell snuff box with cut corners (a/f), also a necessaire-de-voyage of knife-box form containing ivory aide-memoire, scent bottle, tooth/ear pick, tweezers and tortoiseshell-handled knife, circa 1795
Largest etui 4¾ in. long (12 cm.) (10)
MOSTLY ENGLISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising three various etuis inlaid in silver or silver and gold, a toothpick box circa 1790, an oval snuff box with gilt-metal mounts, circa 1790, a carnet-de-bal with bright-engraved gold mounts (lacks pencil), a circular box with pull-off cover and applied gold roundel, probably French circa 1800, a tortoiseshell caddy spoon with scalloped bowl and inlaid silver disc-shaped reserve, circa 1790, a blonde tortoiseshell snuff box with cut corners (a/f), also a necessaire-de-voyage of knife-box form containing ivory aide-memoire, scent bottle, tooth/ear pick, tweezers and tortoiseshell-handled knife, circa 1795
Largest etui 4¾ in. long (12 cm.) (10)
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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