Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 16 - 23 November 2020

Decorative Arts - Interiors One
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
  • A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000

About this Item

A painted tortoiseshell box, late 18th/early 19th century
circular, painted with figures at a quayside with sailing boats in the distance enclosed by a gilt foliate border, the sides painted with similar vignettes with castles in the distance, the reverse painted with a rural landscape, with gilt-metal rims, chips, 8cm diameter

*This lot is not suitable for export



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