Details
Rectangulaire de section octogonale, en or rose à décor de grains de riz entre des frises géométriques, le couvercle à charnière bordé d'une frise de fleurs et à chaque coin d’un petit bouquet, au centre, un cadre sablé appliqué d'un arrangement floral et branches feuillagées en quatre couleurs d'or, l'appuie-pouce en double-enroulement, poinçons dans le fond: ville et maitre-orfèvre; sur la gorge: poinçons français de contrôle postérieurs
L.: 8 cm. (318 in.)
83 gr. (2 oz. 13 dwt.)
Provenance
Vente Christie's, Londres,11 mai 1994, lot 103.
FURTHER DETAILS
A GERMAN FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1830, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK IB
Rectangular, of octagonal section, engine turned on each face, the cover with a four-colour gold central panel applied and chased with flowers and foliage, a similar spray in the angles of the cover and base, the cover with flowerhead borders, plain scroll thumbpiece, marked in the base: town and maker; on the flange with later French control marks
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