A silver griffin ornament and a snuff-box

APPARENTLY NO MAKER'S MARK, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY; AND MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, POSSIBLY OF AUGUSTE VINOT BARMONT, AMSTERDAM, 1812-1817

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A silver griffin ornament and a snuff-box
Apparently no maker's mark, probably 19th Century; and maker's mark indistinct, possibly of Auguste Vinot Barmont, Amsterdam, 1812-1817
The griffin with lion's body and long wings, fitted with a suspending ring on it's back, the snuff box rectangular shaped, cast with war metaphors and floral decoration
8.5cm. (3.5in.) long
226gr. (2)

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