A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STAMPED WITH THE CROWNED LETTER R AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting a soldier on horseback at a river crossing, a ruined castle on the other bank with mountains beyond, within a gold and sky-blue taille d’épargne enamel frame, the cover border, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within white enamel frames set with trailing green and gold foliage
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STAMPED WITH THE CROWNED LETTER R AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting a soldier on horseback at a river crossing, a ruined castle on the other bank with mountains beyond, within a gold and sky-blue taille d’épargne enamel frame, the cover border, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within white enamel frames set with trailing green and gold foliage
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide
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