the cover and base centred by sable panels with chased vari-colour gold trophies, the cover featuring flowers, foliage, a bow and quiver of arrows, similar to base with a basket of fruit, both within wreath and foliate frames and borders of polished gold with bright cut bands, the fluted sides spaced by pendant husks in lemon gold Length 7.6cm / 3''
Width 5.6cm 2�''
Height 3.6cm / 1 3/8'' Weight: 136.5g
19th century Italian rectangular gold box by Giovanni Bellezza, Milan c.1840, the cover featuring a central medallion decorated in high relief with a Medieval figural scene depicting a man and woman seated and surrounded by advisors,
Louis XVI oval enamel and gold box with portrait miniature by Alexis Proffit, Paris 1786, the miniature of the duc de Penthievre by Nicholas Halle (French fl. 1782-1795),
19th century Russian carved rock crystal and gold mounted box by Otto Samuel Keibel, St. Petersburg c.1840, engraved with the arms of Prince Stroganov,