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English Queen Anne tortoiseshell and silver piqué snuff box - 1726
oval tortoiseshell snuff box, with silver sides and concealed silver hinge, the lid slightly domed is decorated in piqué clouté and piqué posé with the figure of Harlequin. The silver base with the inscription “R S 1726”. Antique tortoiseshell boxes and jewelry are sometimes decorated by the inlay of tiny gold or silver points.
Piqué work was introduced by Neapolitan jeweler Laurentini in the middle of the 17th Century, popular in France where it was known as piqué d'or and then was brought into England with the late 17th Century immigration of the skilled Huguenot craftsmen. Height x width x depth 1.1 x 8.1 x 6 cm. Weight 51 gr. Item condition grading: **** good (without cracking or chips; no apparent losses to inlay, minor scratching). Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).
This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union
THE CITES ARTICLE 8 (3b) DEROGATIONThe article 8 (3b) derogation -Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the so-called "antique derogation”, and the article 62 -Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947)within the European Union. Current legislation states thatif an item has been manufactured prior to June 1947 and has been significantly altered from its natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility or musical instrument before that date, a CITES certificate is not required (therefore only for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft)
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