An early 19th century rectangular papier mâché snuff box, the cover painted with a three-quarter length portrait of a young woman standing by an urn, her black hair at her shoulders, wearing pale blue gown, the inside painted with the title in iron red Rosalie, the base with number 2735 and with printed mark Stobwasser's Fabrik, Meyer & Wried in Braunschweig -- 3½in. wide.

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An early 19th century rectangular papier mâché snuff box, the cover painted with a three-quarter length portrait of a young woman standing by an urn, her black hair at her shoulders, wearing pale blue gown, the inside painted with the title in iron red Rosalie, the base with number 2735 and with printed mark Stobwasser's Fabrik, Meyer & Wried in Braunschweig -- 3½in. wide.
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The interior with paper collection label.

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