A FRENCH GOLD MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL TABATIERE WITH MINIATURE

Description:

Early 19th century
2,3 x 9,4 x 5,5 cm
The moulded tortoise shell with hinged lid. Gold with tax-return mark from 1841. On the lid a gold-framed miniature painting of Venus and Cupids. Min. Chips on edges and inner rim.
Important private collection, Stuttgart.