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APPARENTLY ONLY MARKED WITH LATER MARK, CIRCA 1720/1730
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A silver-gilt snuff box
Apparently only marked with later mark, circa 1720/1730
Of rectangular form, with reeded mounts, the base engraved with a tree, a dog and a bird in stiff foliate surround with "C"-scrolls, in a shaped rectangle, the cover applied with a pierced scene of a mythological figure flanked by putti in foliate surround with "C"-scrolls, the wide border with stiff foliage
8cm. (2¾in.) wide
marked at the inside mounts
88gr.
Apparently only marked with later mark, circa 1720/1730
Of rectangular form, with reeded mounts, the base engraved with a tree, a dog and a bird in stiff foliate surround with "C"-scrolls, in a shaped rectangle, the cover applied with a pierced scene of a mythological figure flanked by putti in foliate surround with "C"-scrolls, the wide border with stiff foliage
8cm. (2¾in.) wide
marked at the inside mounts
88gr.