A gold and enamel snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1760

A gold and enamel snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1760

oval, the lid brightly-enamelled en plein with the Judgement of Paris, within a chased scrollwork and stylised shell border, the sides decorated with shaped cartouches enamelled with mythological scenes within engraved and chased floral foliage, maker’s mark only R & B incuse within sprigs, later control marks on rim

8.2 cm., 3 ¼ in. wide