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ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY
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A GEORGE II-STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE EGG BONBONNIRE
English, 19th Century
Egg-shaped semi-translucent mottled green moss-agate box, the ajour cagework gold mounts chased and embossed with nude putti and children surrounded by foliage and reeded c-scrolls, the rim of the hinged cover inscribed with motto 'DIEU VOUS BENIT' on a band enamelled in opaque dark green, diamond-set pushpiece
1.7/8 in. (48 mm.) high
English, 19th Century
Egg-shaped semi-translucent mottled green moss-agate box, the ajour cagework gold mounts chased and embossed with nude putti and children surrounded by foliage and reeded c-scrolls, the rim of the hinged cover inscribed with motto 'DIEU VOUS BENIT' on a band enamelled in opaque dark green, diamond-set pushpiece
1.7/8 in. (48 mm.) high