A FINE CONTINENTAL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE IN A SECRET COMPARTMENT Russian or Swiss, circa 1828/1830, maker's mark indistinct Rectangular polished gold box with rounded corners, all over enamelled with flowers, foliage, birds and butterflies in colourful opaque and translucent champlevé enamel, the cover with secret double-lining opening to reveal an octagonal glazed watercolour miniature purportedly depicting Betty de Rothschild and her two eldest children, within a stylized leaf gold border on a gold panel similarly enamelled, matching enamelled slightly raised thumbpiece 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
A FINE CONTINENTAL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE IN A SECRET COMPARTMENT Russian or Swiss, circa 1828/1830, maker's mark indistinct Rectangular polished gold box with rounded corners, all over enamelled with flowers, foliage, birds and butterflies in colourful opaque and translucent champlevé enamel, the cover with secret double-lining opening to reveal an octagonal glazed watercolour miniature purportedly depicting Betty de Rothschild and her two eldest children, within a stylized leaf gold border on a gold panel similarly enamelled, matching enamelled slightly raised thumbpiece 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
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