A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE

Lot 51
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 51 | A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE

BY LES FRÈRES TOUSSAINT, HANAU, CIRCA 1780; WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARKS POST-1838

Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark blue enamel on a wavy reeded engine-turned ground within white and green enamel foliate garlands, the side panels interspersed with orange enamelled vases, the cover set with a glazed grisaille miniature on ivory in the manner of Jacques Joseph de Gault depicting putti on a chariot pulled by goats, one holding a banner that reads JE COURS LE MONDE

3 1/4 in. (82 mm.) wide





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