Lot 51
A mid 18th century tortoiseshell and gilt metal snuff box
Auction: 9 May 2009 at 11:00 BST
£225
Description
of rectangular form decorated in low relief with chinoiserie, the cover with a central ho-ho bird within a rococo scroll border enclosing a portrait under glass of Charles Prince of Brunswick, the sides carved with pergolas, cornucopiae and rocaille
Dimensions
8.2cm wide, 3.8cm high, 6.2cm deep
Footnote
Note: according to a note attached, this box belonged to The Hon. Gerald Ponsonby and his daughter Geraldine, Countess of Mayo, godmother to Mary Desborough Craster (ancestor of the vendor).