AN ITALIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID EBONY AND MARQUETRY BOX

AN ITALIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID EBONY AND MARQUETRY BOX
PROBABLY TUSCANY, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular hinged lid, inlaid with initials 'I.G.S.', enclosing a burgundy velvet-lined interior; together with a South Italian stained fruitwood and straw-work tea caddy
The box: 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high; 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
The caddy: 9 in. (23 cm.) high; 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) square