A FOUR-COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A CAMEO

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A FOUR-COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A CAMEO
MAKER'S MARK CCS, CONTINENTAL, CIRCA 1830

OBLONG, THE COVER SET IN THE CENTRE WITH AN OVAL AGATE CAMEO CARVED WITH THE HEAD OF A LADY, BORDERED BY APPLIED SCROLLING FOLIAGE IN A SHAPED DEEP BLUE ENAMEL BAND FLANKED BY CHASED AND ENGRAVED VARI-COLOUR GOLD FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS, THE SIDES AND BASE WITH ENGINE TURNED PANELS BORDERED BY STYLISED FOLIAGE, THE BASE WITH FLORAL CORNERS, THE SIDES ENGRAVED WITH PINEAPPLES AND WITH VARI-COLOUR GOLD FLOWERSPRAYS AT THE ANGLES, MARKED IN THE BASE - 3 3/8IN. (8.5CM.) LONG

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