Tudor-style Miniature Snuff Box

Code: 10297

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Unusual snuff box with silver engine-turned sides and tortoiseshell base and lid.  The lid is mounted with a glazed polychrome miniature of Tudor figures amongst flowers and trees.  The hinged lid opens to reveal the reverse of the miniature which is another Tudor-influenced scene etched in monochromatic ink.  Austrian with silver import marks for London 1934.