A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1840 rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover later applied with an oval blue lapis-lazuli plaque set with the cypher for Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia 1855-1881, within a chased gold frame, the cover, sides and base with taille-d'épagne blue enamel scrolls and white enamel borders on a matted gold ground 2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) wide
A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1840 rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover later applied with an oval blue lapis-lazuli plaque set with the cypher for Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia 1855-1881, within a chased gold frame, the cover, sides and base with taille-d'épagne blue enamel scrolls and white enamel borders on a matted gold ground 2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) wide