A SWISS OR GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 1557
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent purple enamel on an engine-turned ground, within gold taille d’épargne foliate borders and white enamel frames, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting a young lady seated in a landscape with Cupid at her shoulder
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
A SWISS OR GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1780, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 1557
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent purple enamel on an engine-turned ground, within gold taille d’épargne foliate borders and white enamel frames, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting a young lady seated in a landscape with Cupid at her shoulder
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
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