A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
Interiors: Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts
LOT 240
A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 7 035
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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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