Beschreibung:

A VICTORIAN JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX by William Chapman marked, with the English duty mark for gold 1837-1901, London assay office mark 1822-1897, London date letter May 1865-May 1866, English post-1798 standard mark for 18 and 22ct. gold and the English standard mark for 18ct. gold 1798-1974 Heavy rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a rectangular translucent blue enamel panel on an engine-turned ground, applied with a concave polished gold cartouche with scrolling projections flanked by three-dimensional cast oak leaves and acorns, in the centre an oval translucent blue enamelled raised reserve enclosing a diamond-set letter 'K', within an old mine-cut diamond surround surmounted by a jewelled and red-enamelled Russian Imperial crown, further diamonds on left and right hand sides, outer cast leaf border, the sides and base engraved with trailing reeded foliage and strapwork, slightly raised thumbpiece 33/8 in. (85 mm.) wide