A Dutch gold and mother of pearl snuff box
Maker's mark of Jean Saint, Amsterdam, 1732
The oval-shaped box with reeded and moulded gold mounts, shaped thumb-piece and hinged lid, the lid and base set with a mother of pearl plaque carved with a crowned crest and monogram WM in oval also crowned
7.5cm. (3in.) wide
inside the box at the front
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