A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STRUCK WITH LATER RUSSIAN IMPORT MARK 583
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a lakeside scene with cattle in the foreground, fishing boats on the lake, a castle with mountains beyond and a sun-burst sky, the sides and base set with panels of engine-turning within chased sablé borders with applied vari-colour gold scrolling foliage and flowers, similar slightly raised thumbpiece
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STRUCK WITH LATER RUSSIAN IMPORT MARK 583
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a lakeside scene with cattle in the foreground, fishing boats on the lake, a castle with mountains beyond and a sun-burst sky, the sides and base set with panels of engine-turning within chased sablé borders with applied vari-colour gold scrolling foliage and flowers, similar slightly raised thumbpiece
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide
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