A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century

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  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000

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

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