AN 18TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL GOLD AND ENAMEL PORTRAIT BOX, ...

Hammer

£1,600

AN 18TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL GOLD AND ENAMEL PORTRAIT BOX,
depicting a bare breasted lady in blue dress with fleur de lis pattern, with a string of pearls in her hair and wearing pearl earrings, painted on ivory under glass with decorative chased gold and blue enamel border. The hinged box and lid being lined with gold, a carved gold ouroboros snake borders the circumference of the lid. 
Marked 
Measures 9.5cm
Weight 187g

Ivory Exemption Certificate
Submission reference EJ4V7KP9

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