A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF BOX

MARK OF CHARLES COLINS SONS, HANAU, CIRCA 1840

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A GERMAN GOLD SNUFF BOX
MARK OF CHARLES COLINS SONS, HANAU, CIRCA 1840
Cartouche-form, the cover, sides and base elaborately engraved in rococo motifs, the cover centering a Chinese pagoda and figures, the interior cover engraved with inscription, marked inside base and cover
3 in. (77 mm.) wide

Lot Essay

The inscription reads:
Von Seiner Majestät dem Kaiser
Alexander II
zum Andenken an d: 25 Mai 1856
für J. C. M. Hess

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