A TWO-COLOURED GOLD CARTOUCHE-SHAPED SNUFF-BOX, the sides and base engraved and applied with rococo flowers and scrolling foliage and with foliate thumb-pieces, the hinged cover applied with foliate mounts on a textured ground, the centre applied with an elaborate monogram and a beaded crown, each enamelled in rich blue, maker's mark indistinct, Neuenburg, circa 1840 | Christie's

Lot 483

483

A TWO-COLOURED GOLD CARTOUCHE-SHAPED SNUFF-BOX, the sides and base engraved and applied with rococo flowers and scrolling foliage and with foliate thumb-pieces, the hinged cover applied with foliate mounts on a textured ground, the centre applied with an elaborate monogram and a beaded crown, each enamelled in rich blue, maker's mark indistinct, Neuenburg, circa 1840

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A TWO-COLOURED GOLD CARTOUCHE-SHAPED SNUFF-BOX, the sides and base engraved and applied with rococo flowers and scrolling foliage and with foliate thumb-pieces, the hinged cover applied with foliate mounts on a textured ground, the centre applied with an elaborate monogram and a beaded crown, each enamelled in rich blue, maker's mark indistinct, Neuenburg, circa 1840
10 cm long (175 gr)

Lot Essay

The monogram is that of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV who reigned from 1840 until 1861

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