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A GERMAN METAL-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1775
Circular box, the hinged cover painted with an oval female portrait, suspended from a blue ribbon, on a yellow ground surrounded by flower swags and a Greek key pattern, the sides similarly decorated with cartouches of playful putti, the inside of the cover depicting Cupid as a warrior, the gilt-metal mount moulded with a Greek key pattern
49mm. (1 7/8in.) diam.
CIRCA 1775
Circular box, the hinged cover painted with an oval female portrait, suspended from a blue ribbon, on a yellow ground surrounded by flower swags and a Greek key pattern, the sides similarly decorated with cartouches of playful putti, the inside of the cover depicting Cupid as a warrior, the gilt-metal mount moulded with a Greek key pattern
49mm. (1 7/8in.) diam.