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Carl Martin Weishaupt was established as a goldsmith in Hanau in 1801 and from 1837 onwards the firm was registered as C.M.Weishaupt und Söhne.
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BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SÖHNE (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SÖHNE (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
shaped rectangular box, the cover, lobed baluster sides and base engraved and embossed with floral and arabesque scrolls partly enamelled in opaque dark-blue, slightly raised foliate thumbpiece, the interior of the cover engraved 'A A BRESLAU / 1888 / H E LONDON'
3 in. (90 mm.) wide
BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SÖHNE (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
shaped rectangular box, the cover, lobed baluster sides and base engraved and embossed with floral and arabesque scrolls partly enamelled in opaque dark-blue, slightly raised foliate thumbpiece, the interior of the cover engraved 'A A BRESLAU / 1888 / H E LONDON'
3 in. (90 mm.) wide
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