A GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, HANAU, CIRCA 1785 | A gold and enamel snuff box, Hanau, circa 1785

rectangular with cut corners, the lid applied with an oval enamel plaque painted with a classical mythological subject within a gold frame with enamelled leaves, the ground of translucent orange enamel over engine-turning, framed by a border of alternating white beads and interlaced green enamel, the sides and base similarly decorated within rope twist borders, French prestige marks including rubbed crowned F mark, the rim with Hanau 18 ct 'shell' mark, further struck three times with the initials GP in an oval

Would benefit from light cleaning. A few losses to enamel of the interlaced green border throughout, one of the white beads on the right side missing. Loss of enamel to the back corner panel, base panel very slightly mottled, small spotty discoloration to the front side panel. Traces of glue on the inside.
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