ID 992605
Lot 143 | A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
IN THE MANNER OF JOHANN GEORG KLETT, POSSIBLY DRESDEN OR BERLIN, CIRCA 1750
Ingot-shaped, set with panels of brown agate carved with Rococo landscape scenes featuring garden follies, on the cover a seated figure and on the back panel a seated bear, mounted à jour within gold mounts chased with diaperwork on the cover rim and ribbon-tied reeded bands on the side
3 1/2 in. (90 mm.) wide
gross weight 4 oz. 10 dwt. (140 gr.)
| Medium: | Gold, 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: | Gold, 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 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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