A GERMAN JEWELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK CROWNED - C O, PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1780, WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS AND MARKS RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE DECORATION ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX CIRCA 1860
oval honey-coloured agate box with vari-colour gold foliate mounts, later applied with coloured gold, silver and mother-of-pearl mounts forming architectural features, bridges, trees and waterfalls set with diamonds and coloured stones, applied silver-mounted diamond and emerald-set thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (90 mm.) wide
A GERMAN JEWELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK CROWNED - C O, PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1780, WITH TWO FRENCH IMPORT MARKS AND MARKS RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE DECORATION ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX CIRCA 1860
oval honey-coloured agate box with vari-colour gold foliate mounts, later applied with coloured gold, silver and mother-of-pearl mounts forming architectural features, bridges, trees and waterfalls set with diamonds and coloured stones, applied silver-mounted diamond and emerald-set thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (90 mm.) wide
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