AN ITALIAN GILT-METAL MOUNTED PURPURINE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC
ROME, CIRCA 1815, WITH THE ROMAN 1814 MARK FOR SILVER
Oval red purpurine box with silver-gilt mounts, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting a family of dogs in a landscape, in the manner of paintings by Wenceslaus Peter (1742-1829), in contemporary green leather fitted case with gold stamped borders
the box, 3½ in. (89 mm.) long; the case, 3 7/8 in. (100 mm.) long (2)
AN ITALIAN GILT-METAL MOUNTED PURPURINE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC
ROME, CIRCA 1815, WITH THE ROMAN 1814 MARK FOR SILVER
Oval red purpurine box with silver-gilt mounts, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting a family of dogs in a landscape, in the manner of paintings by Wenceslaus Peter (1742-1829), in contemporary green leather fitted case with gold stamped borders
the box, 3½ in. (89 mm.) long; the case, 3 7/8 in. (100 mm.) long (2)
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