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LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760
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A GEORGE II PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD CAGEWORK AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760
Egg-shaped bloodstone box, the gold cagework mounts stamped and chased with birds, flowers with foliage and reeded c-scrolls, opaque white enamel band on the rim of the cover with inscription in gold 'dieu vous benit' and diamond-set thumbpiece; together with a chased enamelled gold pair of folding spectacles, Geneva, circa 1800; an enamelled gold vinaigrette, Geneva, circa 1840; a chased enamelled gold pill-box, Geneva, circa 1820, engraved ' DON D'AMITE'
The snuff-box 1¾ in. (45 mm.) high
LONDON, CIRCA 1750/1760
Egg-shaped bloodstone box, the gold cagework mounts stamped and chased with birds, flowers with foliage and reeded c-scrolls, opaque white enamel band on the rim of the cover with inscription in gold 'dieu vous benit' and diamond-set thumbpiece; together with a chased enamelled gold pair of folding spectacles, Geneva, circa 1800; an enamelled gold vinaigrette, Geneva, circa 1840; a chased enamelled gold pill-box, Geneva, circa 1820, engraved ' DON D'AMITE'
The snuff-box 1¾ in. (45 mm.) high
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