AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD PIQUÉ SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY NAPLES, CIRCA 1750
rectangular dark tortoiseshell box, the cover inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting a scene of blacksmiths working in a forge, with gold piqué details and mother-of-pearl outer borders
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD PIQUÉ SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY NAPLES, CIRCA 1750
rectangular dark tortoiseshell box, the cover inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting a scene of blacksmiths working in a forge, with gold piqué details and mother-of-pearl outer borders
3 in. (77 mm.) wide