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PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1790
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1790
oval box, the cover, base and four side panels enamelled in translucent mauve on an engine-turned peaked ground, within gold and opaque white enamel frames, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature of a classical scene depicting Diana The Huntress, within a bright-cut and translucent green enamel laurel border, the slightly raised outer borders and side pilasters chased with translucent green enamel foliage, red enamel berries and opaque white enamel flowerheads and sky-blue enamel beads on a sablé ground
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1790
oval box, the cover, base and four side panels enamelled in translucent mauve on an engine-turned peaked ground, within gold and opaque white enamel frames, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature of a classical scene depicting Diana The Huntress, within a bright-cut and translucent green enamel laurel border, the slightly raised outer borders and side pilasters chased with translucent green enamel foliage, red enamel berries and opaque white enamel flowerheads and sky-blue enamel beads on a sablé ground
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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