Lot 479
An 18th century ormolu and tortoise shell Jacobite snuff box
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£8,500
Description
of circular outline, the interior of the false upper lid painted in reverse on glass with a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie in highland dress, the side chased with vignettes of flowers and foliage, the base and lid of turned patterned tortoiseshell inlaid with pique decoration of bird on a stem, the base finely turned in the form of a rosette
Dimensions
7.5cm diameter
Footnote
Provenanace: From the estate of the late Lord Mowbray and Stourton, Matthew Barton Ltd, 22 November 2011, lot 321