A Scandinavian silver-gilt scent-box
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A Scandinavian silver-gilt scent-box

MAKER'S MARK ONLY, PQW IN RECTANGULAR CARTOUCHE STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY DANISH, CIRCA 1760

Details
A Scandinavian silver-gilt scent-box
Maker's mark only, PQW in rectangular cartouche struck twice, probably Danish, circa 1760
Scroll shaped, chased with scrolls, shells, foliage and fruits, the hinged cover set with a paste and engraved with the initials 'MC ND' and pricked 'CCKK', the base with snuff compartment, marked inside cover second compartment
6.9 cm high
gross 36 gr.
Provenance
With Ulving Kunsthandel, Toensberg, 1992.
Special notice
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