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UNMARKED, POSSIBLY SWISS, CIRCA 1790
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A CONTINENTAL THREE-COLOURED GOLD SEALING WAX HOLDER
UNMARKED, POSSIBLY SWISS, CIRCA 1790
OF TAPERING OCTAGONAL FORM, THE SIDES BRIGHT ENGRAVED WITH PANELS OF FOLIATE SPRAYS ON A LINEAR GROUND, APPLIED WITH GREEN-GOLD LEAFAGE AND FOLIATE GARLANDS CENTRED BY ROSE-GOLD FLOWER-HEADS AND SCROLLS, IN ASSOCIATED SHAGREEN CASE
4 5/8 IN. (11.4 CM.) LONG
APPROX. 1 OZ. (31 GR.)
UNMARKED, POSSIBLY SWISS, CIRCA 1790
OF TAPERING OCTAGONAL FORM, THE SIDES BRIGHT ENGRAVED WITH PANELS OF FOLIATE SPRAYS ON A LINEAR GROUND, APPLIED WITH GREEN-GOLD LEAFAGE AND FOLIATE GARLANDS CENTRED BY ROSE-GOLD FLOWER-HEADS AND SCROLLS, IN ASSOCIATED SHAGREEN CASE
4 5/8 IN. (11.4 CM.) LONG
APPROX. 1 OZ. (31 GR.)
Special notice
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