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ANTIQUE 18thC SWISS 18k GOLD & ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, GUIDON, REMOND & GIDE c.1790

18th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of round shape,
the cover finely painted with the scene of The Choice of Hercules, the boy Hercules is concealed within trees observing Virtue and Vice whilst the poet waits to record his decision. The two women represent the opposite destinies which life could offer him: on the left Virtue is calling him to the hardest path leading to glory through hardship, while the second, a woman with worldly pleasures, the easier path, is enticing him to vice.

Hallmarked with a makers mark for Guidon, Rémond & Gide.

Reference Number: A6134

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ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE SOLID SILVER & SHIBUICHI FOLDING TABLE SCREEN c.1890

UNUSUAL 20thC SOLID SILVER HORSE RACING CLOCK, EDINBURGH c.1983