A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, HANAU, CIRCA 1790
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, HANAU, CIRCA 1790
oval box, the cover set with an oval enamel portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress with white lace collar and blue silk bow, the cover, sides and base set with panels of opaque light-pink enamel within polished gold and white enamel frames, the outer borders and side pilasters of black taille d'épargne enamel highlighted with trailing gold foliage
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
Provenance
Bulgari, Rome.
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, HANAU, CIRCA 1790
oval box, the cover set with an oval enamel portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress with white lace collar and blue silk bow, the cover, sides and base set with panels of opaque light-pink enamel within polished gold and white enamel frames, the outer borders and side pilasters of black taille d'épargne enamel highlighted with trailing gold foliage
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
Provenance
Bulgari, Rome.