The painted shell is decorated with scattered flowers and the interior of the lid is also painted with flowers, a pear and flying insects; the reeded silver-gilt mounts include a raised thumbpiece, 7.5cm wide.
Categories: Chinese Snuff Bottles at Burghley | Exhibitions | Objects of Vertu |
A Cantonese giltmetal-mounted enamel shell snuff box, mid 18th Century.
REFERENCE: VER12016
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