A GEORGE I TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD PIQUÉ-WORK SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1720
rectangular blonde tortoiseshell box, the cover overlaid with gold cagework depicting a dancing couple, a musician and two goats surrounded by scrolls and trailing foliage, the base with a courting couple on a piqué ground, with a handwritten note inside which reads 'Presented to Admiral Figge by His Majesty Ge: III'
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
A GEORGE I TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD PIQUÉ-WORK SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1720
rectangular blonde tortoiseshell box, the cover overlaid with gold cagework depicting a dancing couple, a musician and two goats surrounded by scrolls and trailing foliage, the base with a courting couple on a piqué ground, with a handwritten note inside which reads 'Presented to Admiral Figge by His Majesty Ge: III'
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
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