A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1790, WITH SPURIOUS PARIS MARKS FOR 1756-1762; WITH TWO FRENCH CONTROL MARKS AFTER 1838
Rectangular box, the cover and four sides applied with enamel plaques, after Teniers, depicting tavern scenes within diamond frames, on a translucent blue-green enamel sun-ray guilloché ground, the mounts chased with entrelac and flowerhead border, with applied silver-mounted diamond-set thumbpiece
2 7⁄8 in. (68 mm.) wide
A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1790, WITH SPURIOUS PARIS MARKS FOR 1756-1762; WITH TWO FRENCH CONTROL MARKS AFTER 1838
Rectangular box, the cover and four sides applied with enamel plaques, after Teniers, depicting tavern scenes within diamond frames, on a translucent blue-green enamel sun-ray guilloché ground, the mounts chased with entrelac and flowerhead border, with applied silver-mounted diamond-set thumbpiece
2 7⁄8 in. (68 mm.) wide