An antique French natural shell patch box; decorated to the hinged lid with engraved and inlaid rose gold piqué decoration, depicting an urn, with green and yellow gold and silver highlights, and an original mirror to the inner lid.
A beautifully decorated, highly collectable & totally original box!
CONDITION: All original and generally good. Slight signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Some cracks & hairlines to lid, a few chips and areas of loss - see pictures. Some inlay loss. Mirror a little worn through age, bezel a little loose. Hinge & closure good.
DATE/MARKS: Around 1780/90. French gold control marks to inner hinge.
DIMENSIONS: Lid 61 x 46 mm, 21 mm tall (1 inch = 25.4 mm). To give an impression of scale, the coin is 19 mm or ¾ of an inch diameter.
WEIGHT: Approx. 49.6 grams.
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