South African and International Art, Decorative Arts

Online-Only Auction, 30 April - 7 May 2018

Property of the Estate Late Mr Vyvyan P Myerson

Sold for

ZAR 1 876
Lot 87
  • A bird’s eye walnut snuff box, 19th century
  • A bird’s eye walnut snuff box, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 876

About this Item

A bird’s eye walnut snuff box, 19th century

the hinged cover inset with a mother-of-pearl oval motif, 8cm long; a walnut box, late 18th/early 19th century, circular, the centre inset with a coin inscribed ‘DUKE OF WELLINGTON’, tortoiseshell-lined interior, 8,5cm diameter; a tortoiseshell and silver inlaid scent bottle case, with silver piqué work, applied with foliate motifs and oval cartouches, velvet-lined interior with glass scent bottle and stopper, 5,5cm high; and a black lacquer and silver piqué work snuff box, early 19th century, rectangular with rounded corners, inlaid with chain motifs, 5cm long

*Not suitable for export

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