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Lot 289

A TORTOISESHELL AND WHITE METAL SNUFF BOX

the hinged lid inlaid with white-metal decoration, 7cm wide, together with a small, lacquered box, the lid inset with a pencil drawing of a family, husband, wife and daughter, 5cm wide (2)

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Estimate: £60 - £120
Hammer price: £170
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The white metal is tarnished in areas and scratched lightly. There is some slight scratching and wear to the tortoiseshell, and it is slightly warped, with a chip. 

The interior or the lacquered lid is cracked. There is wear to the edges of the lid. There are chips and cracks to the interior rim. Losses to the lacquer around the base. Wear to the foot rim. There are small marks to the glazing of the lid. 

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