George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box

Italian silver gilt and enamel card case with fine watercolour. Beautifully engraved silver case with exceptional silver work on the bottom. The top and sides are mottled with enamel...

A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems, Going barrel movement, Gilt metal two-tone brilliance... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird pops up through foliate chased gilt grille, then proceeds to move bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to good complex continuous synchronized birdsong. The bird with streaked feathered plumage in brown, yellow, turquoise and red, lime green and purple iridescent highlights, highly polished lid interior for full bird reflection, in plain polished tortoiseshell case, twinned laurel leaf engraved bird lid border with the bird lid engraved with love birds and rose united beneath leaf swag arch, accentuated with gilt on silvered ground, hidden key...

A French Tortoiseshell and gold inlaid purse with red silk inner lining. A very pretty and unusual item, the tortoiseshell in very good condition.

A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free... When wound and the sta...

A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. With a pink ground and white enamel latticework decoration thro...

A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in...

Rare and unusual 18K gold, enamel and shell jewelry box of French origin, circa 19th century. It is very ornate, with depictions of scenery, farm animals, a boy playing a flute on th...

18K gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with an oval miniature on ivory. Round in shape with a flat surface, this snuffbox features a concave profile and a gold hinge recess on the back. The interior is entirely in smooth gold, both at the base and the lid. The top is adorned with a polished and finely chased gold border. At the center is a square gold frame...