Rectangulaire, toutes les faces en agate rouge taillée sur les côtés de chevrons et sur le couvercle et le fond de bandes de losanges tourbillonnantes, les montures en or ciselées de motifs rocailles sur le couvercle, et de filets ondulants et grains de riz sur les montants et la base, poinçons sur le bord extérieur du couvercle: contrôle français postérieur (hibou)
L.: 6,1 cm. (2³⁄₈ in.)
Poids brut: 82 gr. (2 oz. 12 dwt.)

Vente Christie's, New York, 30 octobre 1991, lot 97.

A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
SAXONY, CIRCA 1760
Rectangular mounted en cage, the brown agate cover and base carved with elaborate swirls, the sides with chevron ornament, with wavy gold mounts, the hinged cover with foliate scroll and rocaille thumbpiece, marked on cover rim with later French control marks

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