A GEORGE III TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 992622
Lot 83 | A GEORGE III TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A GEORGE III TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY CORNELIUS BLAND (FL. 1772-1796), LONDON, 1781

Navette-shaped, finely chased with panels of vertical reeds scattered with flowerheads within a chased border of acanthus leaves on a sablé ground, the cover and the base centred with a raised flowerhead on a sablé ground within a foliate border, marked in cover, on flange and in body, with original fitted shagreen case

4 3/8 in. (110 mm.) wide

6 oz. 17 dwt. (214 gr.)





Provenance

With Daniel Packer, London 2004.



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