chased and engraved, each panel centred by a four colour gold trophy variously featuring goats, sheep, dog, classical ruins, foliage and the like, symbolising hunting, gardening, music and others, each trophy upon a bright cut horizontal line ground, within scroll cartouche border Length 7.8cm / 3 1/16''
Width 5.8cm / 2�''
Depth 3.7cm / 1�'' Weight: 189g
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,
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,
Louis XV oval vari-coloured gold and diamond box by Louis Roucel, Paris 1773, the cover featuring a diamond set bouquet of flowers tied with a ribbon bow,