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THE BOX PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, THE TOP PLAQUE PROBABLY BLOIS CIRCA 1700, THE BOTTOM PLAQUE PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER ON FLANGE
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND ENAMEL PILL-BOX
THE BOX PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, THE TOP PLAQUE PROBABLY BLOIS CIRCA 1700, THE BOTTOM PLAQUE PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER ON FLANGE
oval box, the hinged cover set with an oval enamel plaque depicting the Virgin and Child with St John, the base inset with another oval plaque depicting the Presentation of the Virgin, the sides and thumbpiece chased with scrolling foliage
1¾ in. (44 mm.) wide
THE BOX PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, THE TOP PLAQUE PROBABLY BLOIS CIRCA 1700, THE BOTTOM PLAQUE PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1730, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER ON FLANGE
oval box, the hinged cover set with an oval enamel plaque depicting the Virgin and Child with St John, the base inset with another oval plaque depicting the Presentation of the Virgin, the sides and thumbpiece chased with scrolling foliage
1¾ in. (44 mm.) wide
Provenance
Mrs Barnes; Sotheby's, London, 29 April 1974, lot 114.
Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1992, lot 317.
Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1992, lot 317.
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Amelia Anderson