A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, early 19th century
Bolt, Chinese and Glass
LOT 117
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, early 19th century
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, early 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 14 779
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About this Item
A Cape silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, early 19th century
the shell set in a scalloped border, the hinged base engraved with a hunter and his dog before a wagon and a barn, within foliate wriggle-work borders, 7cm wide
Notes
Subject to CITES permit when exporting (see page 318).
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