A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1765
A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1765 shaped rectangular box, the cover boldly chased with a putto raising a pennant, another figure seated on a branch, within foliate scrolls and rocaille on a sabl é ground, a recumbent lion in the foreground amidst musical and military trophies, the polished gold sides and base similarly chased, the interior of the cover set with a Prussian glazed watercolour miniature depicting ladies and their attendants bathing in a stream 3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1765
A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1765 shaped rectangular box, the cover boldly chased with a putto raising a pennant, another figure seated on a branch, within foliate scrolls and rocaille on a sabl é ground, a recumbent lion in the foreground amidst musical and military trophies, the polished gold sides and base similarly chased, the interior of the cover set with a Prussian glazed watercolour miniature depicting ladies and their attendants bathing in a stream 3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
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