A VICTORIAN GOLD AND AGATE SNUFF-BOX

细节
A VICTORIAN GOLD AND AGATE SNUFF-BOX
unmarked, circa 1840

Oval box, the cover and base set with translucent mauve agate panels, the sides in plain gold, with scrolling thumbpiece, the side of the base engraved in gothic letters "E. C. B to H. B" -- 73 mm wide