{"product_id":"swiss-enamel-and-gold-musical-snuff-box","title":"Swiss Enamel and Gold Musical Snuff Box","description":"This exceptional 19th-century gold box appears at first glance be an exquisite snuff box adorned with a charming Swiss enamel vista encircled by a multitude of natural pearls. A quick wind of the key, however, reveals the complex mechanism hidden inside, and the box plays a wistful tune. Once known as \u003cem\u003ecarillons à musique\u003c\/em\u003e, musical snuff boxes were once considered status symbols amongst the wealthy elite. A step above the traditional snuff box, musical boxes helped to influence the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inscribed under lid \"To my Mother \/ Long may the strain affection offers please \/ And every year commence with sounds like these \/ 1829\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1829 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1\/2\" high x 1 5\/8\" wide x 1 3\/8\" deep","brand":"MSR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50275018998050,"sku":"31-7150","price":44500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6710\/0706\/files\/31-7150_1_da05b60d-5012-4873-810a-7a4beb2f1805.png?v=1756231356","url":"https:\/\/banksyarts.com\/products\/swiss-enamel-and-gold-musical-snuff-box","provider":"The Louvre of America","version":"1.0","type":"link"}