AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III GOLD AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED AMETHYST ETUI

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AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III GOLD AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED AMETHYST ETUI
CIRCA 1775

Formed as a baby in swaddling clothes, the body with two diamond-set bows, the hinged cover carved as a head set with diamond eyes, the vari-colored gold mounts with borders of Vitruvian scroll, husk, and beading, the enamel band inscribed gage d'amour et felicité, apparently unmarked
4½in. (11.5cm.) long