AN AUSTRIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK EJ WITH CROWN ABOVE, PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1850
oval box, the cover, sides and base chased with trailing scroll-work and each centred with a shaped oval cartouche enamelled en plein with miniatures of classical scenes in the manner of Boucher, the cover miniature depicting The Rape of Europa, the base miniature depicting The Triumph of Venus
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
AN AUSTRIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK EJ WITH CROWN ABOVE, PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1850
oval box, the cover, sides and base chased with trailing scroll-work and each centred with a shaped oval cartouche enamelled en plein with miniatures of classical scenes in the manner of Boucher, the cover miniature depicting The Rape of Europa, the base miniature depicting The Triumph of Venus
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
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