A pressed blond tortoiseshell and silver piqué snuff box with silver mounts, English, circa 1700

Property of the descendants of William & Robert Adam
A pressed blond tortoiseshell and silver piqué snuff box with silver mounts, English, circa 1700

oval, the lid inlaid with leafy tulip foliage in piqué point, the sides and base with geometrical ornaments, silver hinges, apparently unmarked,
8.5cm., 3 3/8 in. wide

Condition Report:
overall in good order considering the age; a few chips to tortoiseshell, especially on the underside