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A gold mounted tortoiseshell bonbonnière

18th - 19th century Snuff- and goldboxes, Works of Art

A gold mounted tortoiseshell bonbonnière with a fine polychrome Roman micromosaic.

Round gold-mounted tortoiseshell box, the lid mounted with a coloured micromosaic
(diameter 6.5 cm) depicting Cupid’s chariot with a quiver of arrows, a burning torch and a pair of doves in a millefiori border.

No hallmarks.

H 2.5 cm. Diameter 7.6 cm.

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