A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CARVED BROWN SOAPSTONE AND AGATE MOUSE-FORM BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The soapstone realistically carved as a recumbent mouse with curled tail, the eyes inset with rubies, the body hollowed and mounted on interior with silver-gilt, the hinged cover a banded agate slice in conforming mounts, marked in bezel
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CARVED BROWN SOAPSTONE AND AGATE MOUSE-FORM BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The soapstone realistically carved as a recumbent mouse with curled tail, the eyes inset with rubies, the body hollowed and mounted on interior with silver-gilt, the hinged cover a banded agate slice in conforming mounts, marked in bezel
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
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