Georgian Musical Snuff Box acrostic with a slightly flared end

with a slightly flared end

DATE: Georgian Regency

with a shallow domed cabochon top and pavilion facets underneath

with an enamelled Eye of Providence nestled at the bottom

along with the motto Ich Dien

Georgian Musical Snuff Box acrostic with a slightly flared endDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 An incredible Georgian musical snuff box dating from the early 19th century. It plays the most wonderful tune, far more complex than usual music box subjects, comprising two distinct themes, and composed in the late Classical early Romantic style contemporary to the era. The case is French, indicated by hallmarks, and the mechanism almost certainly Swiss. The hallmark is actually a bust of the artist Raphael, side profile,