Lot 168
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX

MAKER'S MARK 'LFT', PROBABLY HANAU CIRCA 1790, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS

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A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK 'LFT', PROBABLY HANAU CIRCA 1790, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS
Rectangular box, the cover, sides and base with horizontal engine turning, framed by thin coin-pattern border
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
3 3/8 oz. (96 gr.)
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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the maker 'LFT' could correspond to 'Les Frères Toussaint' in Hanau. For further information, see L. Seelig, Golddosen des 18. Jahrhunderts aus dem Besitz der Fürsten von Thurn und Taxis, Munich, 2007, pp. 286-7.

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