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A Continental gold snuff box
of elongated oval form, the cover with an applied oval porcelain plaque depicting a pastoral scene within a ruby and split pearl border supported by blue guilloche enamelling highlighted with gilt and green foliate swags, the whole set within a raised green enamelled foliate border interspersed with rubies and split pearls, the sides similarly decorated with raised enamelled foliage, rubies and pearls, the underside similar but distressed, probably Swiss, circa 1800 - 8cms See Illustration
of elongated oval form, the cover with an applied oval porcelain plaque depicting a pastoral scene within a ruby and split pearl border supported by blue guilloche enamelling highlighted with gilt and green foliate swags, the whole set within a raised green enamelled foliate border interspersed with rubies and split pearls, the sides similarly decorated with raised enamelled foliage, rubies and pearls, the underside similar but distressed, probably Swiss, circa 1800 - 8cms See Illustration