FINE RARE ENGLISH ANTIQUE HORN FAUX TORTOISESHELL & 9CT GOLD MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:55185 | Product: ANTIQUE HORN & 9CT GOLD MOUNTED SNUFF BOX |
| Composition: 9CT ROSE GOLD | Style: Victorian |
| Featured Refinements: ANTIQUE 9CT GOLD | Age: 1850-1899 |
Please bid with total confidence, we only deal in antique silver & gold items and please check out our feedback if you have not bought with us before.POSTAGE : UK £4.75 1ST CLASS SIGNED FOR POST/ £7.75 INSURED NEXT DAY SPECIAL DELIVERY/ WORLDWIDE £10.95 EUROPE £10.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE.Description A fine English antique 19th Century Victorian horn or possibly faux tortoiseshell snuff box with a solid 9ct rose gold hinge and lid mount&n...bsp;and dating from around 1880. Excellent quality genuine 130+ year old box, in lovely condition; made from dark brown horn or tortoiseshell, it has a hinge lid and the hinge is solid 9ct gold, it is decorated on the top with a beautiful inset coloured polished hard-stone agate and this is also mounted in solid gold. It has a clean interior and there are no added engraved presentation inscriptions or monograms.Measurements Measures approx. 2.65 inches (67mm) x 1.65 inches (41mm) and is 0.85 inches (21mm) deep.Date English antique 19th century Victorian, no marks on the gold mounts as it usual with this kind of box, fully tested and 100% guaranteed solid 9ct rose gold. Dates from around 1875-1890.Condition Lovely condition, with no splits or cracks to the horn/shell, no repairs or wear holes and no knocks or dents. Just has a couple of tiny little edge nibbles on the rear base edge, really nothing much at all and a very nice example. The 9ct gold lid hinge is undamaged and works perfectly and the lid closes securely. The beautiful polished agate hard-stone is in perfect condition with no chips or cracks and the 9ct gold mounted border is also undamaged. Very clean interior, very slight snuff residue just in the corners. Superb quality box, direct from a private estate. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £4.75 1st class signed for post/ £7.75 Insured next day special delivery.Worldwide: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £100 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, datapost. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you
