A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1740
cartouche-shaped box, the cover boldly chased with a female figure and a putto in a wooded landscape, the sides similarly chased with rocaille, strapwork and views of distant cities all on a sablé gold ground, the polished gold base centred with a shaped diaper-work cartouche within reeded gold borders
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2 7/8 oz. (84 gr.)
A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1740
cartouche-shaped box, the cover boldly chased with a female figure and a putto in a wooded landscape, the sides similarly chased with rocaille, strapwork and views of distant cities all on a sablé gold ground, the polished gold base centred with a shaped diaper-work cartouche within reeded gold borders
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2 7/8 oz. (84 gr.)
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