Rare Double Opening Tortoiseshell & Gold Snuff Box (1 of 9)

China Rose Antiques

Established by Don and Jenny Patterson in 1992, China Rose Antiques offers a wide range of fine china including Royal Worcester, Wileman and Shelley, Royal Doulton, Moorcroft and much, much more. We also carry a range of sterling silver, treen, boxes and other diverse antiques and collectables. We are situated in Geelong, Victoria, Australia and offer safe and secure packaging and prompt mailing worldwide. In our packing we use a 100% biodegradable and compostable void filler and recyclable cardboard boxes.

Rare Double Opening Tortoiseshell & Gold Snuff Box

REF: 4782 / LA429922

£685

€779

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Description

This lovely rare double opening tortoiseshell snuff box features a moulded pattern of dots to the main lid and a gold plaque for the owner's initials. This has been left blank. The sides surrounding the lid are reeded, and across each corner is a strip of gold, on the other side of which are moulded sunbursts. The lid is further enhanced with a gold thumbpiece and hinge. Both ends of the inner lip of the larger opening have been broken off (as shown in the photos), otherwise it is in very good condition. It is probably French and would date from around 1810.

measurements

The length is 60mm (2.5 inches), the width 40mm (1.5 inches) and it stands 20mm (.75 of an inch) high.

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declaration

China Rose Antiques has clarified that the Rare Double Opening Tortoiseshell & Gold Snuff Box (LA429922) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1810