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Lot 33Y

A George II gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box
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21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

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A George II gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box

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Rectangular, the cover set with a shell panel with rocaille piqué decoration of flowers, within a chased frame of stylised foliage and a squirrel, plain sides between reeded bands, the base with a later inscription: 'LEGACY, M: Cavendish Countess of Westmoreland, to E: Macintosh Keylachy, Anno 1777', in a leather carrying case, length 7.2cm, weight 149gms.

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Mary Cavendish Fane (1699 - 1778), styled Countess of Westmoreland, when her husband General John Fane succeeded his brother to become 7th Earl of Westmoreland in 1736.

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