Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A late Victorian tortoiseshell and silver mounted easel back photograph frame, the shaped rectangular tortoiseshell mount applied with embossed silver border of flowers and scrolling foliage, with central vacant cartouche surmount, by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1896, dimensions 20.5 x 15.3cm. £300-£400

Please note tortoiseshell (hawksbill turtle) is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to import/export and trade restrictions and USA Fish and Wildlife regulations. Please be aware that it is the buyer’s responsibility to arrange any CITES export license for their purchases. More information can be found at www.cites.org.