An Italian gold snuff box, of oval form, the hinged lid inset with a glazed painted scene of Cupid and Venus, the goddess of Love, edged with rose-cut diamonds, within an engraved flowerhead and foliate surround, the sides with repeating husk and foliate borders, signed to the interior ‘CONFALONIERI’, length 6.3cm. £1,500-£1,800

According to a PMI test on the XRF analyzer the box is testing as 17 carat.