A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 19 CARAT GOLD AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of horizontal engine-turning stamped at intervals with pellets, within slightly raised vari-colour gold foliate, floral and pellet sablé borders, the cover centred by a grisaille miniature on a red ground depicting a classical scene within a similar frame, the pilasters chased with vases and vari-colour gold floral sprays
3 in. (78 mm.) wide
A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 19 CARAT GOLD AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of horizontal engine-turning stamped at intervals with pellets, within slightly raised vari-colour gold foliate, floral and pellet sablé borders, the cover centred by a grisaille miniature on a red ground depicting a classical scene within a similar frame, the pilasters chased with vases and vari-colour gold floral sprays
3 in. (78 mm.) wide
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