A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 19 CARAT GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of moiré pattern engine-turning, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting two lovers in a pastoral scene, the outer borders and pilasters set with shaped cartouches of opaque sky-blue enamel with enamelled pink roses and foliage between
2 5/8 in. (65 mm.) wide
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 19 CARAT GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of moiré pattern engine-turning, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting two lovers in a pastoral scene, the outer borders and pilasters set with shaped cartouches of opaque sky-blue enamel with enamelled pink roses and foliage between
2 5/8 in. (65 mm.) wide
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