CIRCA 1750, POSSIBLY ENGLISH
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A vari-coloured gold snuff-box
circa 1750, possibly English
Of shallow cartouche form, the hinged cover chased and engraved with a pannier of flowers and foliage on a matted ground, within a reeded border with shells at intervals, the sides with panels of rabbits, birds, flowers and an insect between husks and rosettes, the base with a trelliswork pattern and vacant cartouche, unmarked
2½in. (6.5cm.) wide
circa 1750, possibly English
Of shallow cartouche form, the hinged cover chased and engraved with a pannier of flowers and foliage on a matted ground, within a reeded border with shells at intervals, the sides with panels of rabbits, birds, flowers and an insect between husks and rosettes, the base with a trelliswork pattern and vacant cartouche, unmarked
2½in. (6.5cm.) wide