A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base set with six panels of mother-of-pearl mounted à jour within chased gold mounts, each panel boldly carved and chased with scrolls and rocaille and set at intervals with gold putti, birds and foliage with silver-mounted diamond-set flowerheads, similar slightly raised diamond-set thumbpiece
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base set with six panels of mother-of-pearl mounted à jour within chased gold mounts, each panel boldly carved and chased with scrolls and rocaille and set at intervals with gold putti, birds and foliage with silver-mounted diamond-set flowerheads, similar slightly raised diamond-set thumbpiece
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
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