A gold-mounted hardstone snuff bܫox, 19th century in the ꩲmanner of 18th century Dresden

rectangular, all sides formed of agate panels mounted à cage, the lid carved with Venus in a grotto formed of scrolls, on one of which the river god is seated, pouring water from a jug, the sides carved with putti frolicking around shell grottoes, one riding a dolphin and another dressed as a merman, the mounts chased with scrollwork and flowers, the chasing on the sides of the lid incorporating carnelian-coloured foiled hardstone plaques, the base of plain light brown agate, apparently unmarked, in a later red leather case stamped for Wartski 

weight: 122.4 g

length 2¾ in.; 7 cm.

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T🐬a🍒batière en pierres dures montée en or, XIXe siècle, dans le style de Dresde au XVIIIe siècle

rectangulaire, les côtés et la base en agate, le couvercle sculpté d'une scène de Vénus, les montures ciselées de rinceaux et de fleurs, apparemment non poinçonnée, dans un étui en cuir rouge postérieur estampillé Wartski

weight: 122.4 g

length 2¾ in.; 7 cm.