A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE...
Rectangular with rounded corners, plain polished gold with moulded borders, the cover chased with a garden scene featuring in the background a tree with drapery hanging from a branch and in the front a squirrel eating from a tipped over fruit basket, a stork and a butterfly observing on matted ground within a scrolling cartouche, set inside the cover with an enamel plaque figuring a young woman in a blue dress with purple scarf draped over her left shoulder, her blond hair adorned with flowers
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Gross weight: 4 oz. 10 dwt. (141 gr.)
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Rectangular with rounded corners, plain polished gold with moulded borders, the cover chased with a garden scene featuring in the background a tree with drapery hanging from a branch and in the front a squirrel eating from a tipped over fruit basket, a stork and a butterfly observing on matted ground within a scrolling cartouche, set inside the cover with an enamel plaque figuring a young woman in a blue dress with purple scarf draped over her left shoulder, her blond hair adorned with flowers
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Gross weight: 4 oz. 10 dwt. (141 gr.)