A group of four portrait snuff boxes, mid to late 18th century circular, the first tortoiseshell with gold mounts set with an enamel miniature of a lady, by Christian Friedrich Zincke (1683/5-1767), mid 18th century; a tortoiseshell-lined lacquer box scattered with nacre discs, corded silver-gilt mounts, set with an enamel miniature of Catherine the Great, painted en grisaille on blue, circa 1780; a tortoiseshell-lined trellised composition box in 18th century taste, the lid inset with four decorative panels painted with flowers, two female profiles and monogram JC below a continental Count's coronet, gilt-metal mounts, late 19th century; and an ivory box, the lid set with a gold-framed grisaille profile of a girl, late 18th century Quantity: 4 6.5 - 8 cm., 2 1/2 - 3 1/8 in. diameter
A group of four portrait snuff boxes, mid to late 18th century circular, the first tortoiseshell with gold mounts set with an enamel miniature of a lady, by Christian Friedrich Zincke (1683/5-1767), mid 18th century; a tortoiseshell-lined lacquer box scattered with nacre discs, corded silver-gilt mounts, set with an enamel miniature of Catherine the Great, painted en grisaille on blue, circa 1780; a tortoiseshell-lined trellised composition box in 18th century taste, the lid inset with four decorative panels painted with flowers, two female profiles and monogram JC below a continental Count's coronet, gilt-metal mounts, late 19th century; and an ivory box, the lid set with a gold-framed grisaille profile of a girl, late 18th century Quantity: 4 6.5 - 8 cm., 2 1/2 - 3 1/8 in. diameter
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