Yellow gold 750‰ oval snuffbox, polychrome enameled, the gre - Lot 107

Yellow gold 750‰ oval snuffbox, polychrome enameled, the green enameled lid applied with a rich decoration of rose-cut or uncut diamonds on silver paillons, in a frieze of tulip motifs, all on a silver 800‰ mount, the sinuous clasp on a background of bouquet and foliate medallion decorations, exposed hinge, rich polychrome enamel decoration under the base, in the center a bouquet on a turquoise cartouche background, in a scroll and bell surround. Swiss work for the Ottoman market, 1820 (Mahmoud II period - 1808-1839). (small enamel chips). Gross weight: 146.9 g In a wine-lees morocco case with gilded iron friezes. Reference: Gift from Mahmoud II to the Austrian-Hungarian ambassador of the time.