Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020

Interiors: Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 240
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
  • A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century

rectangular, the hinged cover carved with rope-twist design against a stippled ground, silver rim and thumbpiece, conforming sides and base, minor chips, 8cm wide; another, smaller, 19th century, the hinged cover carved with sprays of trailing foliage against a simulated quarter-veneered ground, foliate silver thumbpiece and beaded rim, with conforming sides and base, chip, cracks, 6,1cm wide; and a tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century, oval, the hinged cover centred by an oval silver cartouche set against a carved radiating design embellished by piqué work, reeded silver rim, conforming base, loss, 9,3cm wide

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