Null A gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with portrait of King Friedrich Wilhelm I…

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A gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with portrait of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia France/German, late 18th century H. 3/D. 8,5 cm Round tortoiseshell box (wall with small chipping, cracks, chips) with fine 18ct rose gold mounting. French hallmarkS (probably Paris, around 1789). Portrait miniature of Frederick William III after Johann Meno Haas 1798, after drawings by Heinrich Plötz, gouache/ivory, slightly worn. (D. miniature 5.5 cm). Comes with sales permit for ivory items no. DE-K 240320-108 Formerly from a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007.

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A gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with portrait of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia France/German, late 18th century H. 3/D. 8,5 cm Round tortoiseshell box (wall with small chipping, cracks, chips) with fine 18ct rose gold mounting. French hallmarkS (probably Paris, around 1789). Portrait miniature of Frederick William III after Johann Meno Haas 1798, after drawings by Heinrich Plötz, gouache/ivory, slightly worn. (D. miniature 5.5 cm). Comes with sales permit for ivory items no. DE-K 240320-108 Formerly from a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007.

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