A GERMAN SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF THEODOR DASSDORF, AUGSBURG, 1743-1745
Cartouche-shaped, the hinged cover chased with the figure of a soldier and a dog within shells, scrolls and a tree, the base engraved with rocaille, with shell thumb-piece, the cover interior set with a glazed miniature on parchment within a gilt-metal frame, marked on rim
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF THEODOR DASSDORF, AUGSBURG, 1743-1745
Cartouche-shaped, the hinged cover chased with the figure of a soldier and a dog within shells, scrolls and a tree, the base engraved with rocaille, with shell thumb-piece, the cover interior set with a glazed miniature on parchment within a gilt-metal frame, marked on rim
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide
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