£320
A Continental silver mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, mid 18th c, of octagonal shape, the conforming lid inset with a hardstone cameo of the head of a classical youth, mother of pearl and silver pins, 70mm l
Provenance: The Honourable Mary Anne Byron (1817-1885) of Thrumpton Hall, Nottingham; thence by descent to the present vendor
Light overall wear, minor old crack on right shoulder of box; lacking several of the mother of pearl spots, the cameo slightly damaged
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