A LOUIS XV STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY DUTCH, CIRCA 1750
cartouche-shaped mother-of-pearl box mounted à-jour in polished gold reeded cagework, the cover centred with a shaped rocaille cartouche with chased bird perched atop a rock with a radiating sun behind, the corners and side pilasters set with shells and foliate scrolls
2 11/16 in. (65 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY DUTCH, CIRCA 1750
cartouche-shaped mother-of-pearl box mounted à-jour in polished gold reeded cagework, the cover centred with a shaped rocaille cartouche with chased bird perched atop a rock with a radiating sun behind, the corners and side pilasters set with shells and foliate scrolls
2 11/16 in. (65 mm.) wide
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