Large rectangular snuffbox in vermeil engraved and enamelled polychrome of volutes, shells and foliage. The lid is decorated with a cardboard enamel representing a hunter lying in the snow and defended by his dog against the attack of an eagle (hallmark "boar's head", no other maker's mark is visible). French work around 1840. Gross weight : 170,82 gr (approximately) - Dimensions : 1,8 x 12 x 6,6 cm Expert : S.C.Emeric & Stephen PORTIER - 01 47 70 89 82 - [email protected]. TABATIERE VISIBLE ON APPOINTMENT AT THE EXPERT'S The withdrawal of the lots will be done by appointment only, on Thursday February 16th 2023 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye 78100 (RER A : Terminus Saint-Germain-en-Laye). [The exact address will be communicated to you after full payment of the slip, at the time of the appointment]

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