The tortoiseshell snuffbox features a rectangular body in a gold mount with a hinged lid. On the lid decorated with inlay by the piqué method, there is a shaped insert depicting a swan standing under a tree and a flying bird, framed by a garland of compositions with flowers and love attributes. Along the perimeter of the lid and on the side surface, there is a gold band with an ornament in the form of dots and foliate scrolls of red and green enamel. The bottom panel is decorated with an insert featuring inlay by the piqué method in the form of a tree and a dove sitting on a branch. Both inserts are translucent from the inner side through the semi-transparent tortoiseshell. The snuffbox is stored in a case made of bordeaux-colored leather of a later manufacture by the Wartski firm — the official supplier of jewelry to King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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