Snuffbox with a miniature "Hector's farewell to Andromache"
Snuffbox with a miniature "Hector's farewell to Andromache"
Germany, Hanau
circa 1780
Gold; chasing, coloured enamel painting, enamel over guilloche
3 х 6.5 cm, 116 gr
Marks: "MC" with crown; top and bottom interior lids with three marks, seal of guarantee
Gold circular multicoloured enamelled snuffbox, with top central raised plaque depicting Hector's farewell to Andromache and young Astyanax within a raised chased border of twisted ribbon, the sides and bottom are decorated with panels of translucent blue enamel over engine-turning within borders of husked and interlaced swags.
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