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GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, STRUCK WITH THE AUSTRIAN TAX MARK FOR MID-SIZED OBJECTS 1806, VIENNA, 1806, THE COVER AND BASE PANELS LATER
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A SWISS OR GERMAN GOLD MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SHELL SNUFF-BOX
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, STRUCK WITH THE AUSTRIAN TAX MARK FOR MID-SIZED OBJECTS 1806, VIENNA, 1806, THE COVER AND BASE PANELS LATER
ingot-shaped box with canted corners, the four sides with panels of engine-turned horizontal reeding, the cover inset with a later panel of mother-of-pearl chased with a wooded landscape scene and applied with a hound emerging from his kennel, between fruiting trees and foliage carved in coloured shell and abalone with highlights chased in gold, the later base panel similarly decorated with a family of rabbits, the vari-colour gold borders and thumbpiece chased with flowerheads and scrolling foliage on a frosted ground
2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) wide
GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1790, STRUCK WITH THE AUSTRIAN TAX MARK FOR MID-SIZED OBJECTS 1806, VIENNA, 1806, THE COVER AND BASE PANELS LATER
ingot-shaped box with canted corners, the four sides with panels of engine-turned horizontal reeding, the cover inset with a later panel of mother-of-pearl chased with a wooded landscape scene and applied with a hound emerging from his kennel, between fruiting trees and foliage carved in coloured shell and abalone with highlights chased in gold, the later base panel similarly decorated with a family of rabbits, the vari-colour gold borders and thumbpiece chased with flowerheads and scrolling foliage on a frosted ground
2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) wide
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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