A German Silver-Gilt Snuff Box with Earlier Enamels, Circa 1740

A German Silver-Gilt Snuff Box with Earlier Enamels, Circa 1740

of cartouche shape, chased with a variety of rococo shells and with sloping gadroon borders, made to receive two curved finely painted enamel panels depicting Suzannah at her Bath and the Judgement of Solomon, in rich colors

unmarked except for later French control marks, enamels probably Augsburg or Geneva, 17th century

length 2 ¾ in.

7 cm