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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
AN INDIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, CIRCA 1840, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS RESEMBLING THE FRENCH POST-1838 EXPORT MARK AND A MAKER'S MARK [-] B WITHIN LAUREL LEAVES
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AN INDIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, CIRCA 1840, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS RESEMBLING THE FRENCH POST-1838 EXPORT MARK AND A MAKER'S MARK [-] B WITHIN LAUREL LEAVES
octagonal box, the cover and sides enamelled in translucent green with gold taille d'épargne foliage and geometric designs of lozenges within opaque white enamel frames, the cover centred with an oval plaque of a lion hunt enamelled en camaïeu bleu, the base of polished gold centred with an oval cartouche engraved with diaper-work within a chased border
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, CIRCA 1840, WITH PRESTIGE MARKS RESEMBLING THE FRENCH POST-1838 EXPORT MARK AND A MAKER'S MARK [-] B WITHIN LAUREL LEAVES
octagonal box, the cover and sides enamelled in translucent green with gold taille d'épargne foliage and geometric designs of lozenges within opaque white enamel frames, the cover centred with an oval plaque of a lion hunt enamelled en camaïeu bleu, the base of polished gold centred with an oval cartouche engraved with diaper-work within a chased border
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
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Matilda Burn
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