the hardstone cover and base panels with light through dark brown markings and dendritic features, reeded gold rims, bow thumbpiece, the gold sides chased and engraved with a band of hunting and bird vingettes alternating diaper pattern reserves, the front with stag being pursued by hounds, the back similar but with fox quarry, a windmill and buildings beyond, the sides each with a different scene of a game type bird beside a tree boughLength 7.1cm / 2 7/8''
Width 7.4cm / 2 1/8''
Depth 2.2cm / 7/8''Weight: 73.5g
George III 18ct gold shell box with portrait miniature, by Peter Desvignes, London 1807, in the form of a scallop shell, the base and cover alternating polished lines with matted fluted lines, the cover topped by an oval bust length portrait of a man looking toward the left, wearing a red cloth hat and blue coat, grey hair worn shoulder-length, hinged and opening to reveal a polished interior, the inside of the lid applied with a bold heart pierced by an arrow and bearing the motto 'Dmbsb't 1807', London hallmarks, PD maker's mark