A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE PAINTING OF COLUMBUS BREAKING THE EGG, MARKED MM, 18-19TH CENTURY of rectangular form with rounded edges, the top panel set with a miniature enameled painting after Columbus Breaking the Egg by William Hogarth, the central panel is surrounded by a gold frame flanked by a pair of caryatids on a stippled ground, the side and base panels with an engine-turned design, each of the snuff box faces with a border of cobalt blue champleve enamel, 9 cm (3 1/2 in.), the interior with a makers mark MM, partially legible hallmark on the inside, additional mark A> on the inside fitting, 121.9 g. PLEASE NOTE If you will be bidding live on auction day, please note that Session I of the Auction (Asian and Russian Fine & Decorative Art), starts at 10:00 AM New York Time and goes from Lot 1 through Lot 254. Session II of the Auction (European, American and International Fine & Decorative Art) starts at 3:00 PM New York Time and goes from Lot 500 through Lot 676. We sell approximately 70 lots per hour.