Early 19th century curved gold snuff box in its leather case


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Empire gold snuffbox case 19th century with its leather case
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Rectangular shape gold snuffbox with rounded sides presented in its leather case. Slightly curved, it can be slipped into a pocket. The box is entirely decorated with finely guilloché panels framed by a frieze of scrolls and burnished palmettes on a gold background. The frame and the bottom are decorated with the same geometric patterns. Fine palmettes adorn the corners. Circa: 1800. Master silversmith: AAH Heguin auguste-andré. Inscribed in 1785.

 

Price : 12800 €


Era: first Empire. 
Materials: gold, leather.
Dim: L 3,66 in/ l 1,77 in/ H 0,66 in.
Dim: L 9,3 cm/ l 4,5 cm/ H 1,7cm.
Weight: 102 g.
Coq head 3rd title: 1798-1809.
Old man's head 85: 1798-1809.
Master silversmith: AAH Heguin auguste-andré. Inscribed in 1785.
 


Early 19th century curved gold snuff box in its leather case