A Jeweled Gold Snuff Box, Mexican or possibly Guatemalan, Early 19th Century

in the shape of a treasure chest, the lid centered with a chased flower bouquet flanked by gold bands on a sablé ground with polished frames and further scrolling border, the sides mounted with small handles and an emerald pushpiece, the base engraved with two roosters seemingly picking corn, below the engraved initials D. M. M., apparently unmarked

width 3 ⅛ in.

7.9 cm.