Lot 425
AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX & COVER
circular, decorated overall with rose engine-turning, the centre of the cover & base with a stylised flowerhead motif, unmarked; 2.75" (7 cms) diameter
*For details of similar rose engine-turning and engine-turning in general see Pinto, E.H: Treen & other wooden Bygones, pp 384.
