"14 Carat Gold Box With Cameo Decor, Late 18th Century"
Beautiful 14 carat rose gold shuttle-shaped toothpick box, the hinged lid is decorated with an oval medallion of carnelian applied with an antique man's profile in low relief in vermeil and a laurel frieze around the edge.
Mercury mirror inside the lid.
Unidentified hallmarks inside, on either side of the letters E K.
Tested 14 carat gold with a touchstone: weight without the mirror 20.9g
note that:
Bottom reattached, traces of tin soldering.
Repair to the hinge Junction of the edge to the tip not touching.
Mirror pitted.
Dimensions 7.9cm x 2.2cm x 1.1cm
Weight 24g