A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL CAMEO SNUFF-BOX

Lot 281
23.10.2024 18:00UTC +00:00
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£ 4 032
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1309993
Lot 281 | A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL CAMEO SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
Cartouche shaped, the lid carved in cameo with Artemis reclining on a rock flanked by two sleeping dogs, the underside with a mythological scene possibly King Sisyphus in the river Styx brought by Hermes with Persephone watching from the shore, the gold mounts plain reeded with shaped thumbpiece, the cover set inside with a miniature on ivory depicting a hunt, unmarked
23/8 in. (6 cm.) long
gross weight 1 oz. 12 dwt. (51 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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