Gold snuffbox, owned by Earl Luigi Della Chiesa, 1940s
18k yellow gold satin snuffbox with engraved initials L. D. C. of the Earl Luigi Della Chiesa. Hallmarked "750". DImensions 7.6 x 5.7 x 1.4 cm. Weight 129.7 g. Item condition grading: **** good.
Provenance: Heirs of the earl Luigi Della Chiesa
Literature: The Earl Luigi Della Chiesa, husband of Paola Della Chiesa one of the first women who drove a racing cars in many races. The 1950s and 1960s saw her driving Fiat 8Vs, the Cisitalia 202 and her favourite Lancia Aurelia B20.