AN AUSTRIAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE, VIENNA, CIRCA 1820, THE PLAQUE ITALIAN, ROME, CIRCA 1815
AN AUSTRIAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
VIENNA, CIRCA 1820, THE PLAQUE ITALIAN, ROME, CIRCA 1815
rectangular box with rounded corners, the sides and base set with panels of wave pattern engine-turning, the borders chased with raised scrolls, foliage, anthemion and flowerheads of polished gold on a sablé ground, the cover set with a slightly raised rectangular micromosaic plaque depicting St. Peter's Square in Rome with the domed Basilica and Vatican beyond
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
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AN AUSTRIAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
VIENNA, CIRCA 1820, THE PLAQUE ITALIAN, ROME, CIRCA 1815
rectangular box with rounded corners, the sides and base set with panels of wave pattern engine-turning, the borders chased with raised scrolls, foliage, anthemion and flowerheads of polished gold on a sablé ground, the cover set with a slightly raised rectangular micromosaic plaque depicting St. Peter's Square in Rome with the domed Basilica and Vatican beyond
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
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