M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
FRENCH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF OR TOBACCO BOX
Late 18th Century
The rectangular box with a hinged lift top, pressed & carved on each side with leafy tendrils on a diamond-diapered ground, the interior with a plain surface, the gilt-bronze mounts reeded with acanthus thumb rest
Condition : Excellent, with 2 small pin-size shallow holes to the verso, visible on close inspection only; minor pitting to the gilt mounts on the interior; several nicks & scratches to mounts; without cracks to the tortoise (what appears to be a possible crack at the upper left hand corner of the lid is carving)
3.25” Long x 2-3/8” Deep x 1.5” High
SOLD
#6621
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See Also :
George III Portrait-Mounted Tortoiseshell Tobacco Box England, c1790, with portrait of a Commander |
Depicting George II on Horseback viewing his fleet below |
Micromosaic & Gilt Mounted Tortoiseshell Tobacco Box Early 19th Century, Mosaic Probably Italian, Box Probably French |
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