A jewelled hardstone snuff box with gold mounts, 19th century in earlier taste

A jewelled hardstone snuff box with gold mounts, 19th century in earlier taste

of cartouche form, the heliotrope lid and bombé sides carved in high relief, in the manner of Klett, with scrollwork and stylised shells, the floral thumbpiece set with rose diamonds in different sizes, centred by a ruby cabochon to either side of the stepped gold rim, gold footrim, unmarked apart from French post-1919 eagle's head control marks, in modern leather case

8.8cm., 3½in. wide

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