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A French fine gold on silver musical snuff box, apparently no maker`s mark, Paris .800 standard m
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A French fine gold on silver musical snuff box, apparently no maker`s mark, Paris .800 standard mark and medium guarantee for 1819-1838, with the Double mark in a rectangular punch, the Swiss made cylinder movement playing two airs, with 21 triple set tooth combs (63 teeth in total), Genevre type stopwork to mainspring barrel, wormed fly wheel, the movement plate stamped `G & F`, no. 1490, the rectangular case with engine turning within flower and tendril meander borders, screw slides to the front for stop/start and the two tunes, 9cm (3 1/2in) wide, with a key
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A French fine gold on silver musical snuff box, apparently no maker`s mark, Paris .800 standard mark and medium guarantee for 1819-1838, with the Double mark in a rectangular punch, the Swiss made cylinder movement playing two airs, with 21 triple set tooth combs (63 teeth in total), Genevre type stopwork to mainspring barrel, wormed fly wheel, the movement plate stamped `G & F`, no. 1490, the rectangular case with engine turning within flower and tendril meander borders, screw slides to the front for stop/start and the two tunes, 9cm (3 1/2in) wide, with a key
Fine Jewellery & Silver
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24 Maddox Street
London
W1S 1PP
United Kingdom
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