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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