Snuff box of gold, decorated with a passionate representation of a fountain in a garden, The scalloped box, with a straight back, has a hinged lid. it rests on a low, straight stand ring. The bottom is engraved on the underside with a pattern of railings with rosettes. The wall of the box is articulated by a profile edge, beneath it is slightly convex, rejuvenating itself to the bottom, above it is slightly constricted. The lid has a profiled edge with a raised lip on the front. In the rim is a plate with a passionate representation of a fountain in a basin, in a garden landscape with a circling collonade, buildings and trees and around it an asymmetrical frame made up of C and S volumes, foam edges, shell motifs and a flower garland. Against the underside of this plate is a second, completely smooth plate, garden fountain, colonnade, fantasy ornament, ornament, cartouche, Jean Saint (attributed to), Amsterdam, 1739, gold (metal), h 3.1 cm × w 7.6 cm × d 5.7 cm × w 114.0 gr w 5.2 cm × d 3.2 cm
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