A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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£ 16 380
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22.09.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 812353
Lot 172 | A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with translucent green enamel on engine-turned waved reeded ground within chased and sablé scrolling border interspersed with small panels similarly enamelled on a floral ground, the cover set with a portrait miniature of a lady framed by a chased two colour gold floral border with a further band of enamel on a sunburst ground, the sides interspersed with four pilasters flanked by scrolls centered on four male busts on a sablé ground
31/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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