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PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1800
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AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX WITH A MICROMOSAIC
probably Rome, circa 1800
Rectangular red purpurine box with canted corners, the lid inlaid with an oblong micromosaic depicting a bird flying to its nest in a helmet, reeded gold mounts with raised thumbpieces
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
probably Rome, circa 1800
Rectangular red purpurine box with canted corners, the lid inlaid with an oblong micromosaic depicting a bird flying to its nest in a helmet, reeded gold mounts with raised thumbpieces
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
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