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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN (LOTS 164-181)
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK AI WITH CROWN ABOVE, HANAU, CIRCA 1780
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK AI WITH CROWN ABOVE, HANAU, CIRCA 1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of vari-colour enamel stripes of black, yellow, white, pink and blue, within white enamel frames and taille d’épargne white enamel and gold foliate borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a finely dressed couple in a rose garden standing before a fountain
2¾ in. (69 mm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK AI WITH CROWN ABOVE, HANAU, CIRCA 1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of vari-colour enamel stripes of black, yellow, white, pink and blue, within white enamel frames and taille d’épargne white enamel and gold foliate borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a finely dressed couple in a rose garden standing before a fountain
2¾ in. (69 mm.) wide
Brought to you by
David McLachlan