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HANAU, CIRCA 1830/1840, WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK AND MAKER'S MARK 'CR', LATER STRUCK WITH TWO TUNISIAN RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD 1905-1917 AND TWO TUNISIAN CENSUS MARKS FOR 1917
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A GERMAN JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET
Hanau, circa 1830/1840, with the Hanau town mark and maker's mark 'CR', later struck with two Tunisian restricted warranty marks for gold 1905-1917 and two Tunisian census marks for 1917
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover centred by a shaped reserve enamelled with a lakeside landscape painted against a radiating guilloché ground enamelled in opalescent pink and studded with six rose-cut diamonds and applied with a chased, pierced and engraved scrolling gold porticus, against a vari-colour enamelled taille d'épargne ground with gold scrolls and arabesques and set with further six rose-cut diamonds, the four sides and base similarly enamelled with further white strapwork, gilt-metal and gold rims
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
Hanau, circa 1830/1840, with the Hanau town mark and maker's mark 'CR', later struck with two Tunisian restricted warranty marks for gold 1905-1917 and two Tunisian census marks for 1917
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover centred by a shaped reserve enamelled with a lakeside landscape painted against a radiating guilloché ground enamelled in opalescent pink and studded with six rose-cut diamonds and applied with a chased, pierced and engraved scrolling gold porticus, against a vari-colour enamelled taille d'épargne ground with gold scrolls and arabesques and set with further six rose-cut diamonds, the four sides and base similarly enamelled with further white strapwork, gilt-metal and gold rims
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.