AN ITALIAN ROCOCO TORTOISESHELL TABLE SNUFF-BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SILVER PIQUE POSE

AN ITALIAN ROCOCO TORTOISESHELL TABLE SNUFF-BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SILVER PIQUE POSE
PROBABLY NAPLES, CIRCA 1730/1740
cartouche-shaped dark brown flecked tortoiseshell box, the hinged cover inlaid with engraved mother-of-pearl snail-shells and silver piqué posé, with scrolling foliage, mythical animals and grotesque masks, reeded border with two silver hinges, the inside of the base with additional independent compartment
4 15/16 in. (125 mm.) wide