THE TURRITELLA BOX, LONDON, CIRCA 1765; THE CANCELLARIA SHELL WITH MARK OF DAVID ARTHUR THOMAS, LONDON, 1966

Name: TWO ENGLISH GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL BOXES
Brand: THE TURRITELLA BOX, LONDON, CIRCA 1765; THE CANCELLARIA SHELL WITH MARK OF DAVID ARTHUR THOMAS, LONDON, 1966
Price: 2600.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 3,276

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TWO ENGLISH GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL BOXES

THE TURRITELLA BOX, LONDON, CIRCA 1765; THE CANCELLARIA SHELL WITH MARK OF DAVID ARTHUR THOMAS, LONDON, 1966

Price Realised GBP 3,276

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The turritella shell applied at the hinged cover with rococo border of scrolls and flowers, the cover rim with white enamelled band reading 'NUL PLAISIR SANS VOUS VOIR', the cover lined inside with gold; the cancellaria shell with hinged cover lined with gold partly chased to simulate the shell texture, marked inside the cover
The turritella: 4 in. (10 cm.) long; the cancellaria: 3¹⁄₂ in. (9 cm.)

The turritella: S. J. Phillips, Grosvenor House Antiques Fair;
The cancerallia: Christie's, South Kensington, 23 January 1990, lot 59

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