"Snuff-box In Lava With Classic Scene, Italy, 19th Century"
Octagonal snuff-box in lava with relief of a classic scene representing "Love Seller" (see Wikipedia),a subject derived from a 1st Century fresco at VIlla Arianna in Stabia. Such subject was widely reproduced during the Grand Tour period. Gilt-metal mounted. Italy (Campania), mid-19th Century