"A Silver Box With Cameo On Shell."
Hinged oval box in silver centered with a cameo on a shell representing the cut doves imitating the Byzantine mosaic of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna. In a vermeil strapping. Interior of the box in vermeil. Hallmark: 2 wild boar's heads Hallmark of the master goldsmith: diamond with letter A and another letter difficult to read.Period: 19th century.