{"product_id":"swiss-gold-musical-snuff-box","title":"Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box","description":"This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box.  Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes such as this one were called \u003cem\u003ecarillons à musique\u003c\/em\u003e.   Highly desired objects of status and crafted primarily in Switzerland, they influenced the development and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  3 1\/4\" wide x 2\" deep x 7\/8\" high","brand":"MSR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50275019522338,"sku":"29-9549","price":34500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6710\/0706\/files\/29-9549_1_ff977dd5-bd33-46b8-8a84-0c03274695cd.png?v=1756231363","url":"https:\/\/banksyarts.com\/products\/swiss-gold-musical-snuff-box","provider":"The Louvre of America","version":"1.0","type":"link"}