A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720
A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720 Oblong with curved ends, the cover chased with Venus and Cupid in a classical landscape, all within régence borders, the long sides finely chased with a hare pursued by a hound on the front and a duck on a pond on the reverse, the curved ends chased with a snail and a bird, each within a landscape, the interior of the cover with a miniature on ivory figure of a young woman and her suitor 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide gross weight 1½ oz. (48 gr.)
A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720
A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720 Oblong with curved ends, the cover chased with Venus and Cupid in a classical landscape, all within régence borders, the long sides finely chased with a hare pursued by a hound on the front and a duck on a pond on the reverse, the curved ends chased with a snail and a bird, each within a landscape, the interior of the cover with a miniature on ivory figure of a young woman and her suitor 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide gross weight 1½ oz. (48 gr.)
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