Russian Gold Oblong Snuff-Box

The lid, mounted with a panel of mother-of-pearl and diamond set gold representing a group of figures before a colonnade on blue enamel ground, the sides and base with similar small group of mother-of-pearl figures, the narrow gold borders engraved with diaperwork anf foliage, the lid with diamond thumbpiece, St Petersburg, circa 1760, maker’s mark N.H. perhaps for Andreas Nilsson Hall working at St Petersburg 1749-60.

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Gold Oblong Snuff-Box

Of slightly bombe form, the lid chased with the Judgement of Paris in scroll borders, the sides with dog, bird scrolls and flowers, the base engraved with scrollwork, probably Spanish-American, unmarked.

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