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PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1800
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1800
oval box, the sides and base set with panels of dove-grey enamel over a reeded engine-turned ground stamped with pellets, the cover set with an oval enamel miniature depicting Venus embracing Adonis in a wooded landscape before he leaves on his ill-fated hunting trip, within white enamel frames and gold rope-twist and green enamel foliate sablé borders
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1800
oval box, the sides and base set with panels of dove-grey enamel over a reeded engine-turned ground stamped with pellets, the cover set with an oval enamel miniature depicting Venus embracing Adonis in a wooded landscape before he leaves on his ill-fated hunting trip, within white enamel frames and gold rope-twist and green enamel foliate sablé borders
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
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Dido Penny