BEAUTIFUL ORNATE EARLY 20TH CENTURY DARK GARNET RED METALLIC COLOR ENAMEL GUILLOCHE, BRONZE SNUFF BOX OR PILL BOX
THE COLORS ARE STRIKING BEING A GARNET COLOR WITH A PURPLE STONE WITH BRONZE
SMALL BEVELED MIRROR INTERIOR OF LID
PURPLE STONE DECORATES TOP LID
BEAUTIFUL ORNATE DESIGN ON BROZE BASE
HINGE IS STRONG
2 INCHES LONG X 1-1/2 INCHES DEEP X 1 INCH TO THE TOP OF THE RAISED PURPLE STONE
THE STONE MEASURES 1 INCH LENGTH AND A LITTLE OVER 1/4 INCH DEEP
MARKED MADE IN CECH. SLOV INSIDE BOX
This gorgeious striped agate brass bound snuff box probably dates to the middle of the 19th c. The front display of the agate forms a chevron pattern and the reverse forms parallel lines. Both sides are translucent and radiate mauve and chocolate brown bands. It was probably produced in the famous semi-precious stone cutting Rhineland Palatine town of Idar-Oberstein. The box is oval in form and is 2 7/8" long x 2" wide x 3/4" thick. There is a small natural flaw in the cut stone on the reverse of the box that might present as a tiny crack but I think it occurred naturally in the stone (this can be seen in our final photo).
Stock number SA2A-282