Swiss four-colour gold snuffbox
Swiss four-colour gold snuffbox
Germany, Hanau
circa 1780
Les Freres Toussaint
Gold; embossing, engraving
2.7 х 6.4 х 4.8 cm, 74 gr
10 marks totally: part of maker's mark
Oval box with the lid, sides and base engine-turned with horizontal reeding, base and lid with oval reserves chased in four-colour gold with a proposal of marriage and trophies of love on sunburst grounds, surmounted by laurel swags and flowers, the borders with interlaced bands of polished and engraved green gold, the sides with cartouche-shaped reserves chased with flowers and trophies of Love, divided by columns and rocaille scrolls.
Инв.3608/ДПИ