A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY BY DANIEL MARCHAND UND COMPAGNON, MARKED, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1775
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY BY DANIEL MARCHAND UND COMPAGNON, MARKED, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1775 oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of reeded engine-turning stamped at intervals with pellets within chased frames and rope-twist outer borders, the four sablé volute pilasters with chased vari-colour gold foliage, the interior cover engraved with an inscription 2½ in. (65 mm.) wide 2¼ oz. (72 gr.) The inscription reads 'Presented by / H R H The Duke of Cambridge / to the / Hon Nellie Bass / on her marriage with / Mr Baillie of Dochfour, / Jany / 31. 1894'
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY BY DANIEL MARCHAND UND COMPAGNON, MARKED, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1775
A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY BY DANIEL MARCHAND UND COMPAGNON, MARKED, GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1775 oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of reeded engine-turning stamped at intervals with pellets within chased frames and rope-twist outer borders, the four sablé volute pilasters with chased vari-colour gold foliage, the interior cover engraved with an inscription 2½ in. (65 mm.) wide 2¼ oz. (72 gr.) The inscription reads 'Presented by / H R H The Duke of Cambridge / to the / Hon Nellie Bass / on her marriage with / Mr Baillie of Dochfour, / Jany / 31. 1894'
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