A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
PARIS, CIRCA 1770
The circular tortoiseshell box, the cover, sides and base set with mother-of-pearl vertical strips within open-work gold mounts, the cover centred with an oval oil miniature depicting peasants dancing within a rural landscape
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) diameter
A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
PARIS, CIRCA 1770
The circular tortoiseshell box, the cover, sides and base set with mother-of-pearl vertical strips within open-work gold mounts, the cover centred with an oval oil miniature depicting peasants dancing within a rural landscape
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) diameter
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