A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC

ROME, CIRCA 1830

Closed17 November 2009

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A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC
ROME, CIRCA 1830
Rectangular tortoiseshell box with waisted sides, the cover set with a tesserae plaque depicting a watermill in wooded landscape and a cascading river with row boat and two fishermen
3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) wide

Diana Keggie Collection; Christie's, London, South Kensington, 30 November 2005, lot 135.

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