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A GROUP OF FIVE GOLD-MOUNTED, SILVER AND GILT-METAL SNUFF-BOXES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU
THE GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF-BOX, BY L.A. BAUDIN, PARIS, 1810; THE NIELLO SNUFF-BOX, MOSCOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; A FRENCH SILVER CIGAR CUTTER FOR HERMES, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
The French snuff-box, oval with panels of rock crystal set in gold-mounts chased with foliate border on sablé ground, marked on flange and with later French control marks; the niello snuff-box rectangular and of oblong section, the cover and underside framed by feather borders, marked in cover and in body; the French cigar cutter formed of a French silver 5 francs coin with original Hermès box, marked on both halves of the coin and on blade; a gilt-metal mounted hardstone box, the cover and base in red agate, the mounts chased with fleur-de-lys border on textured ground; and a pair of brass-mounted mother-of-pearl opera-glasses
The French snuff-box 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long; The niello snuff-box 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
weighable silver 3 oz. 15 dwt. (117 gr.)
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A GROUP OF FIVE GOLD-MOUNTED, SILVER AND GILT-METAL SNUFF-BOXES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU
THE GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF-BOX, BY L.A. BAUDIN, PARIS, 1810; THE NIELLO SNUFF-BOX, MOSCOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; A FRENCH SILVER CIGAR CUTTER FOR HERMES, PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
The French snuff-box, oval with panels of rock crystal set in gold-mounts chased with foliate border on sablé ground, marked on flange and with later French control marks; the niello snuff-box rectangular and of oblong section, the cover and underside framed by feather borders, marked in cover and in body; the French cigar cutter formed of a French silver 5 francs coin with original Hermès box, marked on both halves of the coin and on blade; a gilt-metal mounted hardstone box, the cover and base in red agate, the mounts chased with fleur-de-lys border on textured ground; and a pair of brass-mounted mother-of-pearl opera-glasses
The French snuff-box 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long; The niello snuff-box 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
weighable silver 3 oz. 15 dwt. (117 gr.)
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