ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK '?G' IN A HORIZONTAL LOZENGE, CIRCA 1850/1870, STRUCK WITH PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND HAIR SNUFF-BOX
illegible maker's mark '?G' in a horizontal lozenge, circa 1850/1870, struck with Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Rectangular mother-of-pearl box with rounded corners, the slightly raised cover and bulging sides covered with a pierced gold trelliswork with flowerheads at the intersections covering a narrow brown hair trelliswork, the lid centred with a glazed oval reserve containing a brown embroidered monogram 'MTH' on beige silk, plain gold borders and mother-of-pearl base
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
illegible maker's mark '?G' in a horizontal lozenge, circa 1850/1870, struck with Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Rectangular mother-of-pearl box with rounded corners, the slightly raised cover and bulging sides covered with a pierced gold trelliswork with flowerheads at the intersections covering a narrow brown hair trelliswork, the lid centred with a glazed oval reserve containing a brown embroidered monogram 'MTH' on beige silk, plain gold borders and mother-of-pearl base
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.