Georgian Musical Snuff Box jack in a box French silver hallmarks (silver gilt)

French silver hallmarks (silver gilt)

and remains paired with the rare and desirable green Cartier box (with the New Burlington St

Lid closes securely

Signed and numbered - VCA 94432

The delicate band gives way to elegant trifurcated shoulders with quatrefoil motif details

Georgian Musical Snuff Box jack in a box French silver hallmarks (silver gilt)DATE: Georgian, c. 1820 An incredible Georgian musical snuff box dating from the early 19th century. It plays the most wonderful tune, far more complex than usual music box subjects, comprising two distinct themes, and composed in the late Classical early Romantic style contemporary to the era. The case is French, indicated by hallmarks, and the mechanism almost certainly Swiss. The hallmark is actually a bust of the artist Raphael, side profile,