A FINE AND RARE ENAMEL WATCH CASE BODY AND COVER NOW MOUNTED AS A SNUFF BOX WITH GOLD MOUNTS the enamel Blois or Paris, circa 1640, the mounts mid-18th Century.

In Greek mythology, Meleager was the son of a King of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. His father had offended the goddess Diana who sent a wild boar to ravage the countryside, and Meleager with a band of companions set out to hunt it. The first to wound it was the virgin huntress Atlanta whom Meleager loved. When the boar was killed Meleager presented her with the head and pelt.

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In Greek mythology, Meleager was the son of a King of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. His father had offended the goddess Diana who sent a wild boar to ravage the countryside, and Meleager with a band of companions set out to hunt it. The first to wound it was the virgin huntress Atlanta whom Meleager loved. When the boar was killed Meleager presented her with the head and pelt.