A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE, THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD 1819-1838 AND THE FRENCH POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18...
A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD 1819-1838 AND THE FRENCH POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1820
rectangular gold-lined box of red porphyry with waisted sides, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Spanish Steps in Rome, within a polished gold frame
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD 1819-1838 AND THE FRENCH POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1820
rectangular gold-lined box of red porphyry with waisted sides, the cover set with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Spanish Steps in Rome, within a polished gold frame
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide