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MARK OF CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SOHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
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A GERMAN GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET SNUFF BOX
MARK OF CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SOHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
Cartouche-form, engraved allover with rocaille, the cover applied with scrolls and a ropetwist oval border enclosing diamond-set initial S beneath an Imperial crown, on a blue guilloché enamel ground, the corners of the cover set with old mine-cut diamonds, the end with two large pastes, marked inside base and on bezel with number 2010
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
MARK OF CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT & SOHNE, HANAU, CIRCA 1850
Cartouche-form, engraved allover with rocaille, the cover applied with scrolls and a ropetwist oval border enclosing diamond-set initial S beneath an Imperial crown, on a blue guilloché enamel ground, the corners of the cover set with old mine-cut diamonds, the end with two large pastes, marked inside base and on bezel with number 2010
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 5 October 1983, lot 300