Details
Ovale, à décor émaillé en bleu nuit sur fond guilloché de canaux rayonnants sur le couvercle et la base et verticaux sur les côtés, dans des cadres filetés blanc opaque, les bords à décor de feuillages enrubannes, le couvercle centré d’une plaque émaillée illustrant probablement Alexandre le Grand et Roxane, poinçons dans le couvercle et le fond: F couronné, R couronné et aigle; sur la gorge : titre pour Hanau et poinçon de contrôle postérieur pour Brünn 1807-1866 (20 F)
L.: 8,4 cm. (314 in.)
Poids brut: 136 gr. (4 oz. 7 dwt.)
FURTHER DETAILS
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, PROBABLY ESAIAS FERNAU, HANAU, CIRCA 1780
Oval, enamelled in dark blue over engine-turned sun rays on cover and base and vertical bands on sides, all within white enamel frames, the rims chased and enameled with ribboned foliate band, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting probably Alexander the Great and Roxane, marked in cover and base: F under crown, R under crown and eagle; on flange: standard for Hanau et later control mark for Brünn 1807-1866 (20 F)
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