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MAKER'S MARK F. C, MARKED, HANAU, 1780/1790, WITH THE HANAU SHELL MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, AND OTHER PRESTIGE MARKS
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A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK F. C, MARKED, HANAU, 1780/1790, WITH THE HANAU SHELL MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, AND OTHER PRESTIGE MARKS
rectangular box with canted corners, the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with a trelliswork pattern, the cover and base with green-gold leaf border tied with cross-ribbons on a sablé ground
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
3 oz. (94 gr.)
MAKER'S MARK F. C, MARKED, HANAU, 1780/1790, WITH THE HANAU SHELL MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, AND OTHER PRESTIGE MARKS
rectangular box with canted corners, the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with a trelliswork pattern, the cover and base with green-gold leaf border tied with cross-ribbons on a sablé ground
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
3 oz. (94 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 25 May 1993, lot 72.
Brought to you by
Amelia Anderson