A snuffbox in an oval-shaped body made of four-colored gold, with a surface decorated with a barleycorn guilloche pattern, with a hinged lid. Under the lid, there is a compartment for tobacco with a mirror-polished surface. In the center of the lid, there is a round medallion, framed by a laurel wreath, depicting a relief romantic scene on a matted (canfarent) field: on the left is a portico with columns, on the right is a pedestal with a flame. In the foreground, a reclining dog holds a quiver with arrows, and above the flame are two doves with a wreath in their beaks. The surfaces of the lid and the lower panel of the base are framed by smooth grooves and a track with a gold bead-and-reel and leafy compositions on a matted (canfarent) field between them. The rim of the lid and the framing of the lower panel of the base are also decorated with a chased border of grooves and a gold bead-and-reel. Guilloche octagonal plaques of the side surface are divided by relief images of antique vases on pedestals with garlands.

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