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Lot 741 Dα

A miniature silver and tortoiseshell writing necessaire

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 10:30 - Silver and Miniatures
Estimate: 1.100 € - 1.300 €

A miniature silver and tortoiseshell writing necessaire

Comprising a small tortoiseshell box, the hinged lid of which bears a portrait in enamels, containing an ink well, sand caster, glass seal cut with a crest, and a pen with four interchangeable nibs. W 6.5; D 4; H 5 cm.
England or Netherlands, ca. 1780.