ANTIQUE 19thC GERMAN 18k GOLD & ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, RAPHAEL'S SISTINE MADONNA, HANAU c.1810

£14,595.00

Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring a hinged cover framed by chased foliate borders on a deep blue guilloché enamel ground. On the lid, applied a gold framed enamelled plaque depicting Raphael's Sistine Madonna.

The sides decorated with foliate corners, with navette-shaped engine-turned medallions overlaid with the same rich blue enamel. Hallarked with the maker’s mark GT, and struck with three pseudo-hallmarks typical of Hanau: two seashells, a heraldic lion, and a radiating sunburst. The number 436, stamped on the inner lid, likely served as a workshop inventory or pattern reference.

Reference Number: A00002

Antique early 19th Century German 18ct gold and enamel snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, featuring a hinged cover framed by chased foliate borders on a deep blue guilloché enamel ground. On the lid, applied a gold framed enamelled plaque depicting Raphael's Sistine Madonna.

The sides decorated with foliate corners, with navette-shaped engine-turned medallions overlaid with the same rich blue enamel. Hallarked with the maker’s mark GT, and struck with three pseudo-hallmarks typical of Hanau: two seashells, a heraldic lion, and a radiating sunburst. The number 436, stamped on the inner lid, likely served as a workshop inventory or pattern reference.

Reference Number: A00002

CONDITION

In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.

SIZE

Height: 2cm // 0.8 inches
Width: 7cm // 2.8 inches
Depth: 6cm // 2.4 inches
Weight: 104.8 grams // 3.37 ozt