1796-1860
Very well-hollowed, the circular bottle standing on a small, recessed foot, rising to a cylindrical neck, with a flat lip; carved in low relief with a 'Spanish coin' design, the front featuring a portrait of Charles III in profile and an inscription, the reverse carved with a crown above the Shield of Leon and Castile between the two Pillars of Hercules within additional inscriptions; together with a silver coin cast with a portrait of a king on one side, opposing a medallion of crowned double-headed eagle, each side with inscriptions, and with a drilled hole for attachment.
2in (5.1cm) height of snuff bottle
1 9/16in (4cm) diameter of silver coin (2).
1796-1860
Very well-hollowed, the circular bottle standing on a small, recessed foot, rising to a cylindrical neck, with a flat lip; carved in low relief with a 'Spanish coin' design, the front featuring a portrait of Charles III in profile and an inscription, the reverse carved with a crown above the Shield of Leon and Castile between the two Pillars of Hercules within additional inscriptions; together with a silver coin cast with a portrait of a king on one side, opposing a medallion of crowned double-headed eagle, each side with inscriptions, and with a drilled hole for attachment.
2in (5.1cm) height of snuff bottle
1 9/16in (4cm) diameter of silver coin (2).
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