A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX CANE HANDLE
CIRCA 1860
bulbous-shaped handle, the sides boldly chased with scrolling foliage and flowerheads between strapwork, with chased vari-colour gold foliate borders, the hinged cover opening to reveal a snuff-box and set with a plaque of polished banded laguna agate with applied diamond-set motif of a Savoy knot
1½ in. (40 mm.) high
A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX CANE HANDLE
CIRCA 1860
bulbous-shaped handle, the sides boldly chased with scrolling foliage and flowerheads between strapwork, with chased vari-colour gold foliate borders, the hinged cover opening to reveal a snuff-box and set with a plaque of polished banded laguna agate with applied diamond-set motif of a Savoy knot
1½ in. (40 mm.) high