£400 - £600
A George II tortoiseshell and silver-mounted tobacco box, not marked, of oval form, with squeeze action mechanism, the body decorated with radiating fluting, the cover with stand-away hinge, central repousse portrait of Queen Anne with crown within a laurel border, leaf clasp, the reverse with oval cartouche, inscribed 'Tho's Hardy Sen'r. Cripplegate London 1728', 10cm long.
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