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A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE SNUFF-BOX

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A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE SNUFF-BOX
Dresden, circa 1750

Rectangular mottled agate box with bombé sides, mounted in a chased and pierced gold cagework, the cover depicting a riverside landscape with a bridge and ship, surrounded by scrolls and foliage, the front wall similarly decorated with a playful dog, the four edges with pilasters embellished with garlands of flowers, with scrolling thumbpiece -- 7.3 cm wide

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