Lot 738
JUDAICA:
An early Victorian silver-mounted agate snuff box, rectangular with engraved sides and a chased thumbpiece, the cover inset with a carved agate panel depicting a view in low relief of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem and a short Hebrew inscription (translating to "Makom Hamidcdash"; "The Holy Place" or "Site of the Temple"), the base with a plain agate panel by C. Reily and G. Storer, London 1843; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.8 oz gross
