A gold and shell cameo snuff box, Souchay family, Hanau,...
oval, the lid and base decorated with an engine-turned and engraved flowerhead on a reeded ground, in an interlaced leaf and scroll frame, the sides similarly decorated around urn dividers, the interior of the lid later applied with an oval carved shell cameo of a lady in profile, after the Antique, probably circa 1860, Hanau marks including maker's mark and flowerhead
7.3cm, 2 7/8 in. wide
Condition Report:
Overall in good condition;
total weight 69 grams
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oval, the lid and base decorated with an engine-turned and engraved flowerhead on a reeded ground, in an interlaced leaf and scroll frame, the sides similarly decorated around urn dividers, the interior of the lid later applied with an oval carved shell cameo of a lady in profile, after the Antique, probably circa 1860, Hanau marks including maker's mark and flowerhead
7.3cm, 2 7/8 in. wide
Condition Report:
Overall in good condition;
total weight 69 grams