A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1770/1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base boldly chased and centred with oval vari-colour gold cartouches depicting courting couples, putti and trophies of love on a sunburst ground, hung with ribbon-tied foliate garlands and entrelac borders, the sides with chased vari-colour gold flowerheads on a reeded ground
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
3¼ oz. (96 gr.)