A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1850, INDISTINCT MARK ON THE THUMBPIECE
rectangular box with chased floral borders and reeded sides, the hinged cover engine-turned with rayed design and centred by a later engraving of a hound within a navette-shaped reserve, base with similar rayed engine-turning, slightly raised thumbpiece
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
2 oz. (63 gr.)
A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1850, INDISTINCT MARK ON THE THUMBPIECE
rectangular box with chased floral borders and reeded sides, the hinged cover engine-turned with rayed design and centred by a later engraving of a hound within a navette-shaped reserve, base with similar rayed engine-turning, slightly raised thumbpiece
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
2 oz. (63 gr.)
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