A GERMAN GOLD, GEM-SET, AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
Lot 158 PROPERTY OF A CHICAGO COLLECTOR

A GERMAN GOLD, GEM-SET, AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX

MARK OF CHARLES COLINS SÖHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1850

Closed23 October 2013

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USD 18,750

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A GERMAN GOLD, GEM-SET, AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
MARK OF CHARLES COLINS SÖHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
Cartouche form, the cover centering a later diamond-set monogram AE beneath British Royal crown, within a red enamel border, the cover with relief decoration and the base and sides with engraved decoration, marked inside base
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) long; 144 gr. gross weight

Specialist note

The monogram AE is apparently that of Albert Edward, King Edward VII of Great Britain (r.1901-1910).