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AN AUSTRIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
VIENNA, 1797, MAKER'S MARK "DF"
Oblong box with rounded sides, the cover and base engine-turned with a pattern forming triangles containing sunrises, the cover centred by an oval medallion containing a gold high-relief of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (1768-1835) in profile to sinister, wearing a laurel crown, on a frosted ground, the sablé borders stamped with trailing foliage, the sides engine-turned with sunrises and reeding, the four side pilasters stamped with urns
96mm. (3¾in.) wide
(91gr.)
VIENNA, 1797, MAKER'S MARK "DF"
Oblong box with rounded sides, the cover and base engine-turned with a pattern forming triangles containing sunrises, the cover centred by an oval medallion containing a gold high-relief of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (1768-1835) in profile to sinister, wearing a laurel crown, on a frosted ground, the sablé borders stamped with trailing foliage, the sides engine-turned with sunrises and reeding, the four side pilasters stamped with urns
96mm. (3¾in.) wide
(91gr.)