A gold and enamel snuff box, Hanau, circa 1805

rectangular, the lid painted with an allegory of History, framed by a broad gold, pale blue and black taille d'épargne enamel scroll and sheaf border, the sides and base similarly decorated around central panels of black bands forming an intertwined lozenge pattern on a polished gold ground, Hanau cogwheel mark, illegible remnants of another mark

Length 3 ½ in.

9.1 cm