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Swiss Enamel and Gold Musical Snuff Box
- This exceptional 19th-century gold box appears at first glance be an exquisite snuff box
- A quick wind of the key, however, reveals the complex musical mechanism hidden inside
- Musical snuff boxes were once considered status symbols amongst the wealthy elite
- They helped to influence the development and popularity of all music box production in the 1800s
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Inscribed under lid "To my Mother / Long may the strain affection offers please / And every year commence with sounds like these / 1829"
Circa 1829
1/2" high x 1 5/8" wide x 1 3/8" deep
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | Switzerland |
| Type: | Other |
| Depth: | 1.38 in. (3.49 cm) |
| Width: | 1.63 in. (4.13 cm) |
| Height: | 0.5 in. (1.27 cm) |
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