Enamelled German Gold Snuff Box, 1780
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Hanau, Germany - precious objects 76
- snuff boxes, material
Visually similar items
A Chinese porcelain exportware tureen and cover, rectangular shape with canted corners, decorated with temples and pavilions in a river landscape, the design repeated to the interior. Width 24 cm.
Sterling silver & guilloche enamel compact, hallmarked Birmingham 1938 (Barker Brothers Silver Ltd), 7.8 cm x 5 cm
1956 Melbourne Olympics Confectionary tin. Made by M a Craven & Son Ltd, England, length 21 cm
A Scottish sterling silver patch box, 1821 Edinburgh, with maker's marks for J Hay or J Howden, the rectangular box with pleasingly rounded edges and corners and a waisted profile, bright cut with scrolling motifs and flora within prick worked bands, gilt