A Gold and Enamel Snuff Box, Hanau, Maker's Mark MM Conjoined Incuse, Circa 1805

rectangular with rounded corners, the lid set with an enamel plaque painted with The Ecstasy of Cecilia, after Raphael, flanked by chased double-headed caryatids on a sablé ground, within slender blue enamel borders, the sides and base decorated with engine-turned panels within chased leafy scrollwork borders highlighted in dark blue enamel, maker's mark MM conjoined incuse, further struck: 14 for 14 ct gold,

3 1/2 in., 9 cm. wide