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PROBABLY DRESDEN, CIRCA 1760, WITH LATER GOLD MOUNTS AND HARDSTONE DECORATION, STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
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A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY DRESDEN, CIRCA 1760, WITH LATER GOLD MOUNTS AND HARDSTONE DECORATION, STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
rectangular box of cloudy agate, the base carved in a diaper-work pattern with flowerheads at intervals, the cover applied with various coloured hardstones to form a floral spray, with reeded polished gold mounts with scroll thumbpiece
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
PROBABLY DRESDEN, CIRCA 1760, WITH LATER GOLD MOUNTS AND HARDSTONE DECORATION, STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
rectangular box of cloudy agate, the base carved in a diaper-work pattern with flowerheads at intervals, the cover applied with various coloured hardstones to form a floral spray, with reeded polished gold mounts with scroll thumbpiece
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
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