Description
Date: c. 1730-50s, early Rococo
Materials: solid 18k yellow gold (unmarked, tested with electronic gold tester & nitric-muriatic acid) (note: the screw connecting push-pin mechanism to box is not gold)
Weight: 21.3 grams
Workmanship origin: English or French
Height: 42 mm (including bail), 33 mm (excluding bail)
Width: 29 mm and 23 mm
Condition: two very lightly scratched later inventory numbers on the bottom (not obvious). Some age-related patina and surface wear. Otherwise in nearly pristine condition, with details well preserved.