S/5295 Antique Early 19th Century Engine Turned Tortoiseshell Snuff Box

An exceptional circular tortoiseshell snuff box, having extremely fine engine turned basket weave decoration throughout. The hinge and thumb piece in gilded metal adds to the overall sign of quality in this rare and most collectable item of the Regency Period.

Sold 1½ in. (4 cm.) High
3 in. (7.5 cm.) Diameter English Circa 1815