Untitled
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
Gold, tortoiseshell, amethyst, citrine and rock crystal
Measurements
76.2 mm (Length)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542435
Summary
A gold-mounted tortoiseshell snuff-box the cover set with a large central amethyst surrounded by two citrines and two rock crystals, early 19th Century, the interior engraved with inscription stating that the box had belonged to the 1st Duke of Marlborough and was given by the 6th Duke to the 5th Marquess of Londonderry. Early 19th Century
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry