ID 1027699
Lot 313 | A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
PROBABLY DRESDEN, CIRCA 1750
Realistically carved in the shape of a reclining panther in striated brown agate, with diamond-set eyes, the gold mount chased with rocaille, the base with a striated agate plaque mounted à jour within reeded gold mounts
3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
3 oz. 15 dwt (117 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild Family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Medium: | Diamonds, Gold, Precious stones, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Diamonds, Gold, Precious stones, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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