Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century Georgian The relative fragile nature of

The relative fragile nature of old tortoise shell makes this fine such a stunning one

The upper portions are in shaped copper

and it's very rare to find a complete and well preserved shagreen (galuchat is the French word) necessaire

1st tray: ivory and toroids shell tools 2 perfect unused combs

Paris circa 1878-1890s

Antique Hand Carved Ivory Table Snuff Box, 7 People in Bas Relief, c. 17th to 18th Century Georgian The relative fragile nature ofDefinitely a museum piece, this! No, it's not perfect, but even the old restoration would probably be at least 200 years old. The case you see here is hand carved and dates late 1600s to early 1700s, probably Dutch carving or German. Superb detail in the faces of the figures, it might commemorate a group of friends who lived at that time. It is a largish snuff, known as a 'table snuff' and it would have been a prized work of art in its own time, but