"18 Century Oval Snuff Box In Gold And Enamel"
Gold and enamel oval-shaped hinged box. The lid, the base and the rim are decorated with swirling medallions of green and blue colors in the style of lapis lazuli on a guilloche background of striated vertical channels. The sides of the base and the lid are highlighted with a frieze of gold threads and foliage recalling the tones of the central motif. Prestige hallmark.Origin: Switzerland or Hanau.
Gold hallmark: 18 carats, 2 eagle heads, 1 bird head
Period: late 18th century.
Weight: 74.19 gr.
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