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MAKER'S MARK A M, HANAU, CIRCA 1860/1870
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A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK A M, HANAU, CIRCA 1860/1870
shaped rectangular box, the cover, sides and base boldly chased with applied scrolling foliage on a sablé ground, the cover centred by an oval reserve with diamond-set monogram 'G & E B' and '15 February 1844-1894' and set at intervals with diamond-set flowerheads
3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK A M, HANAU, CIRCA 1860/1870
shaped rectangular box, the cover, sides and base boldly chased with applied scrolling foliage on a sablé ground, the cover centred by an oval reserve with diamond-set monogram 'G & E B' and '15 February 1844-1894' and set at intervals with diamond-set flowerheads
3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2009, lot 35.
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