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MAKER'S MARK 'EB' IN AN OVAL, WITH A MODERN MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD, THE GOLD COIN GERMAN, STRUCK WITH DATE 1621
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A GERMAN GOLD COIN
maker's mark 'EB' in an oval, with a modern mark for 18-carat gold, the gold coin German, struck with date 1621
Rectangular box, the cover and four sides set with rectangular lapis-lazuli plaques, plain gold base, the lid centred by a gold-mounted gold coin mentioning Maximilian Fugger on the obverse and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637) on the reverse, plain gold thumbpiece bar
4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) wide
maker's mark 'EB' in an oval, with a modern mark for 18-carat gold, the gold coin German, struck with date 1621
Rectangular box, the cover and four sides set with rectangular lapis-lazuli plaques, plain gold base, the lid centred by a gold-mounted gold coin mentioning Maximilian Fugger on the obverse and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637) on the reverse, plain gold thumbpiece bar
4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.