Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 15 October 2018

Jewellery
  • An Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell jewellery box, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1908
  • An Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell jewellery box, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1908


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000

About this Item

An Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell jewellery box, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1908

rectangular, the hinged cover set with a tortoiseshell panel decorated with silver piqué work depicting garlands, a lyre, bows and flowerheads, the rim moulded with an egg-and-dart border, raised on four reeded acanthus-headed legs, fitted with a beige velvet interior, 9,6cm high, 15,5cm wide

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