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HANAU, CIRCA 1790, WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THAT OF CHARLES-ALEXANDRE BOUILLEROT, THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1761 AND THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST AND LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A GERMAN ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU, CIRCA 1790, WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THAT OF CHARLES-ALEXANDRE BOUILLEROT, THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1761 AND THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST AND LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base enamelled to resemble bloodstone and centred with grisaille miniatures of putti on a salmon pink ground, within scrolling vari-colour gold foliate mounts
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
HANAU, CIRCA 1790, WITH THE HANAU TOWN MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THAT OF CHARLES-ALEXANDRE BOUILLEROT, THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1761 AND THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST AND LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base enamelled to resemble bloodstone and centred with grisaille miniatures of putti on a salmon pink ground, within scrolling vari-colour gold foliate mounts
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
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