snuff box

Summary

Public: An oblong box with concave sides, rounded base, chased mount and hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted on the lid with a panel of a group of various fruits on a dark background, the sides are painted with panels of fruit and flowers all within white scroll borders on a lilac ground decorated with squares and dots in white. Private: An oblong box with concave sides, rounded base, chased mount and hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted in colours on the lid with a group of various fruits on a dark background within a white raised enamel scroll border. One side is painted with fruit and the three others with flowers in panels with white raised enamel scroll borders all on a lilac ground decorated with squares and dots white. The bottom has a star in raised white enamel on a white ground.