Lot 158
MINIATURE GEORGIAN TORTOISESHELL NECESSAIRE Y
MID-LATE 18TH CENTURY
Auction: 14 November 2018 at 10:00 GMT
£4,250
Description
of domed casket form with white metal mounts and shell-form feet, the interior with a mirror, glass ink and sand bottles, a rock crystal seal depicting Ceres, and a pen with four nibs, with an indistinct label to underside GIVEN TO ME BY LADY ROSEBERY
Dimensions
7.5cm wide, 5.5cm high (handle down), 5cm deep
Footnote
Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/