Description & Technical information
The base and lid each formed of a brown banded agate panel shaded lighter and darker, the cover fluted as a stylised scallop and spaced by three inlaid gold bands, each with a bloodstone rib, the gold chased and engraved with foliate, floral and shell decoration on a stipple ground, reeded gold rim and bow thumbpiece with scallop detail, the sides in gold and similarly decorated with a band of flowerheads, acanthus, rocaille like shell detail and diaper-type cells all on a stipple ground, the agate base with bevelled edges and a flat base, slightly rounded within.
Weight: 48.5g
Date: c.1750
Period: George II
Origin: English
Medium: Gold, agate and bloodstone
Dimensions: 5.2 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm (2 x 1³/₄ x 0⁵/₈ inches)
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