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https://www.decorativecollective.com/dealers/walpolesA seventeenth century toothpick case, silver-lined, the outer case with silver pique work on pimply leather (said to be from the belly of a donkey!); at either end a heart, to the centre of the lid a design of opposing lilies.
This work most usually encountered on the outer case of a seventeenth century pair-cased watch.
English circa 1680.
3 7/8 in x 1 in x 7/8 in