Lot Essay
GAZI AHMAD MUHTAR PASHA (1839-1919) WAS AN OTTOMAN WAR HERO AND BRIEFLY GRAND VIZIER IN 1912.
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GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
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AN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF BOX
GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
OF OVAL FORM WITH A CENTRAL CARTOUCHE OF FLOWERS ON A PINK GROUND, SURROUNDED BY A SIMILAR BORDER, THE SIDES WITH SIMILAR FLORAL SWAGS, THE BASE WITH SIMILAR DECORATION TO THE LID, INSIDE LID INSCRIBED GAZI AHMAD MUHTAR PASHA WITHIN SIMILAR FLORAL ENAMEL BORDER, SMALL AREA OF RE-ENAMELLING TO LID
3¼IN. (8.5CM.)
GENEVA, CIRCA 1840
OF OVAL FORM WITH A CENTRAL CARTOUCHE OF FLOWERS ON A PINK GROUND, SURROUNDED BY A SIMILAR BORDER, THE SIDES WITH SIMILAR FLORAL SWAGS, THE BASE WITH SIMILAR DECORATION TO THE LID, INSIDE LID INSCRIBED GAZI AHMAD MUHTAR PASHA WITHIN SIMILAR FLORAL ENAMEL BORDER, SMALL AREA OF RE-ENAMELLING TO LID
3¼IN. (8.5CM.)