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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10520362, member: 111&quot;]It is a thrill, sometimes my years of collecting and research pays off...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Same for me...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you - and I&#039;d never let the seller know, that would be cruel...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Certainly for a purse or pocket, since it doesn&#039;t really &#039;sit&#039;, have pondered on its use, and why the unusual screw-on lid (seals tight like a nitro tablet holder) - I just haven&#039;t found one quite like it.&nbsp; Seems a bit too small for a snuffbox, boxes of similar size and shape are usually described as bonbonnières or pillboxes, but hinged lids are typical - the lid on this one would definitely keep its contents from spilling or spoiling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a somewhat similar Fabergé cloisonné bonbonnière, from Snowman&#039;s &#039;The Art of Carl Fabergé (1952):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528888[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one from Curry&#039;s &#039;Fabergé: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts&#039; (1995):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528891[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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