A lion couchant-shaped snuffbox , the cover realistically painted in enamel, the mane set with diamonds, the tail and outer border set with seed pearls, the base with a scene of a violent storm, with a cascading water-fall in a mountainous landscape and the sky lit red by a lighting bolt, within opaque black enamel taille d’épargne gold foliate border, the sides enamelled with fruits and flowers against a dark-blue ground within white enamelfilets

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