A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE

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A SWISS GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
the box by the master "LFT", bearing prestige marks including a star, the enamel portrait English; circa 1780

Oval gold box, the hinged cover, sides and base with engine-turned panels framed by wavescroll bands, the lid centered by an oval portrait miniature on enamel depicting King George III of England (1738-1820) in purple costume decorated with the blue sash and breast-star of the Royal English Order of the Garter -- the box 82 mm wide, the miniature 37 mm high

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