A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK L G WITH CROWN ABOVE, GENEVA, CIRCA 1785/1790, STRUCK WITH THE AUSTRIAN TAX MARK OF 1806 FOR LARGE ITEMS, KLAGENFURT, 1806
flattened rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base engine-turned with panels of alternating vertical and horizontal reeding, the cover and base borders and the four corner pilasters with slightly raised chased flowers and foliage on a frosted gold ground
3 in. (90 mm.) wide
2 7/8 oz. (83 gr.)
A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK L G WITH CROWN ABOVE, GENEVA, CIRCA 1785/1790, STRUCK WITH THE AUSTRIAN TAX MARK OF 1806 FOR LARGE ITEMS, KLAGENFURT, 1806
flattened rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base engine-turned with panels of alternating vertical and horizontal reeding, the cover and base borders and the four corner pilasters with slightly raised chased flowers and foliage on a frosted gold ground
3 in. (90 mm.) wide
2 7/8 oz. (83 gr.)
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