A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1760

A JEWELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1760

rectangular, the lid applied in relief in silver over silver-gilt panels with cast and chased hunting subjects including hounds chasing a stag, another dog leaping on an ostrich, within architectural elements,, colourful paste-set floral thumbpiece, the sides applied with lively boar, deer and rabbit hunting scenes within arches and columns, wavy cagework mounts,

10.3cm., 4⅛in. wide