Of circular drum form, the sides chased with diamond pattern ornament on a matted ground, the hinged cover chased with a foliate frieze, the fluted domed center engraved with two tulips, two crests, and the inscriptions PETKI / NAGY / PAL and TI / SZASA / RA / 1697, the inside fitted with four compartments, apparently unmarked
3³⁄₈ in. (8.5 cm.) diameter
8 oz. 16 dwt. (273 gr.)

The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.

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The crest is that of the Enyetter family from Brașov (Kronstadt) in the Romanian part of Transylvania.