A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
Decorative Arts
LOT 388
A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
About this Item
A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
circular, painted with figures at a quayside with sailing boats in the distance enclosed by a gilt foliate border, the sides painted with similar vignettes with castles in the distance, the reverse painted with a rural landscape, with gilt-metal rims, chips, 8cm diameter
*This lot is not suitable for export
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