Golden. Rectangular model. The hinged lid is decorated with a central medallion with figures attending the presentation of a woman to a man. On each side is a profile looking at the scene. All in a diamond. In each angle attributes that symbolize writing, painting, architecture and conquest. On the belt are opposing winged half-horses and foliage scrolls. On the reverse is the Boar of Florence in an entourage of flowers and winged horses.
Master goldsmith Giovanni Bellezza. Signed on the border "Bellezza Gio Milanese fece 1840.
Milan around 1840.
Length: 9,6cm; width: 6,5cm; height: 2,5 cm.
Weight: 277g (18k - 750/1000).
An enamel and 18K gold rectangular-shaped box, by Giovanni Bellezza, circa 1840.
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