This great little Hanau Silver (830) round box is based on the image from a renaissance medal. It is from a medal of Christine, Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663), Originally cast in Bronze as a Portrait Medal in 1634. The bust on both the medal and this silver box face right and she is wearing a falling lace collar. They read CHRISTA A FRANCIA DVCISSA SAB REG C. The silver box is gilt lined with the lid fitting perfectly. It measures 3" in diameter x 1" tall. The side is decorated with scrolls and roses typical of the Hanau era. It is signed on the bottom with an unknown makers mark circa 1880. Christine, Duchess of Savoy was the daughter of Henri IV and Marie de’ Medici and married Victor Amadeus of Savoy in 1619.

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