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Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentlemanâs waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons Ă musique.  Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. Â
Circa 1820
 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons Ă musique.  Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. Â
Circa 1820
 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
$34,500.00
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Boxâ
$34,500.00
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This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentlemanâs waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons Ă musique.  Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. Â
Circa 1820
 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called carillons Ă musique.  Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. Â
Circa 1820
 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep x 7/8" high
