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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, GERMANY, CIRCA 1750
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A brass and black enamelled snuff box
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1750
Of shaped cartouche and compressed baluster form, the sides decorated with scrolling foliage and the hinged cover with an engraved partly black enamel victory scene depicting two mermaids holding a crown above a ship and with text: Gar nichts Gekränkt Gott in Gnaden meiner Gedenkt
8cm. (3.1/8in.) wide
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1750
Of shaped cartouche and compressed baluster form, the sides decorated with scrolling foliage and the hinged cover with an engraved partly black enamel victory scene depicting two mermaids holding a crown above a ship and with text: Gar nichts Gekränkt Gott in Gnaden meiner Gedenkt
8cm. (3.1/8in.) wide